Employees
Minimum rights of employees - language translations
Information on your employment rights and responsibilities is available in a range of languages.
Quick guide: Know your employment rights
An overview of your key minimum employee rights.
English - Know your employment rights [PDF, 1 MB]
Note: Translated guides are being updated.
- Māori - Me mōhio ki ō motika whiwhinga mahi [PDF, 355 KB]
- Chinese Simplified -了解您的就业权利 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Hindi - रोजगार से जुड़े अपने अधिकारों को जान [PDF, 2.9 MB]
- Samoan - Iloa au aiātatau faalegaluega [PDF, 851 KB]
- Spanish - Conozca sus derechos laborales [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Tagalog - Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan sa trabaho [PDF, 852 KB]
- Tongan - ‘Ilo‘i ‘a ho‘o ngaahi totonu ‘i he ngāue‘anga [PDF, 858 KB]
Migrant exploitation
Migrant workers have the same minimum employment rights as New Zealand workers:
Mediation quick guide
An overview of the employment mediation process and what to expect.
- English - Quick guide to employment mediation [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Māori - He aratohu poto ki te takawaenga raruraru mahi [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Chinese Simplified - 就业调解快速指南 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Hindi - रोज़गार मध्यस्थता के लिए त्वरित मार्गदर्शिका [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Samoan - Alafua mo faatofāla'iga i galuega [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Tagalog - Mabilis na gabay sa pagpamagitan sa trabaho [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Tongan - Fakahinohino ki hono fai 'o ha Feinga Fakalelei (mediation) 'i he ngaahi ngāue'angá [PDF, 1 MB]
Family violence leave guide
Note: Translated guides are being updated.
People affected by family violence have legal protections at work.
- English - Rights for employees affected by family violence [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Maori - Ngā motika mō ngā kaimahi i pākia e te whakarekereke ā-whare [PDF, 906 KB]
- Arabic - حقوق الموظفي ن المتأثرين بالعنف الم ن ز ي ل [PDF, 950 KB]
- Chinese - 受家庭暴力影响的雇员的权利 [PDF, 1021 KB]
- Farsi - حقوق برای کارمندا ن کە تحت تاث ی خشونت خان گ قرار گرفتند [PDF, 944 KB]
- Hindi - घरेल ू हिसं ा स े प्रभावित करच्म ारियों के अधिकार [PDF, 998 KB]
- Korean - 가정폭력으로 피해를 입은 근로자의 권리 [PDF, 957 KB]
- Punjabi - ਘਰੇਲੂ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ [PDF, 933 KB]
- Tongan - Ko e ngaahi totonu ‘a e kakai ngāue ‘oku uesia kinautolu ‘i ha fevākovi‘aki ‘i ho nau ‘api nofo‘anga pe nofo ‘a kāinga [PDF, 906 KB]
- Samoan - Āiā tatau mo tagata faigaluega e a‘afia i sauaga fa‘ale‘āiga [PDF, 903 KB]