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15 Jun 2022

Parental leave payments to increase

Parental leave payments will increase by 6.33% from Friday, 1 July 2022, to match the rise in the average weekly earnings.

• Parental leave

8 Jun 2022

Takeaway delivery driver an employee, ERA finds

A driver delivering takeaway food via an online app was an employee of the company providing the platform, and not an independent contractor, the Employment Relations Authority has found.

• Legal case

8 Jun 2022

New Zealand celebrates first Matariki public holiday

The Matariki public holiday – the first public holiday to recognise Te Ao Māori – will be on Friday 24 June 2022.

• Public holidays