Employment learning modules
Learn about your rights and responsibilities as employees and employers through Employment Learning Modules. It’s free to access the modules.
The 'An Introduction To Your Employment Rights' module – a quick summary of employment rights – is available in seven other languages:
- Māori - Me mōhio ki ō motika whiwhinga mahi
- Simplified Chinese (您的就业权利简介)
- Hindi (रोज़गार के अधिकारों का परिचय)
- Korean (피고용인의 권리 안내)
- Samoan (Se faatomuaga i aiātatau faalegaluega)
- Tagalog (Panimula sa Iyong mga Karapatan sa Trabaho)
- Tongan - 'Ilo'i 'a ho'o ngaahi totonu 'i he ngāue'anga
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Quick guide: Know your employment rights
An overview of your key minimum employee rights.
- English - Know your employment rights [PDF 626KB]
- Māori - Me mōhio ki ō motika whiwhinga mahi [PDF 355KB]
- Arabic - اعرف حقوقك للتوظيف [PDF 1.1MB]
- Chinese Simplified -了解您的就业权利 [PDF 1.3MB]
- Chinese Traditional - 了解您的就業權利 [PDF 1.5MB]
- Cook Islands Maori - Kia kite koe i to‘ou au turanga tika‘anga no te anga‘anga tutaki [PDF 306KB]
- Fijian - Mo kila na nomu dodonu ena nomu vanua ni cakacaka [PDF 491KB]
- French - Connaissez vos droits du travail [PDF 1010KB]
- German - Ihre Rechte als Arbeitnehmer/in [PDF 1012KB]
- Gujarati - તમારા રોજગાર અધિકારો જાણો [PDF 1.5MB]
- Hindi - रोजगार से जुड़े अपने अधिकारों को जान [PDF 2.9MB]
- Japanese - 被雇用者の権利について 知っていますか [PDF 1.5MB]
- Korean -알아두어야 할 피고용인의 권리 [PDF 1.4MB]
- Niuean - Iloa haau a tonuhia ko e tagata gahua [PDF 328KB]
- Punjabi - ਆਪਣੇ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੋ [PDF 1.4MB]
- Samoan - Iloa au aiātatau faalegaluega [PDF 851KB]
- Spanish - Conozca sus derechos laborales [PDF 1.3MB]
- Tagalog - Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan sa trabaho [PDF 852KB]
- Thai - ทำความรู้จักกับสิทธิการ จ้างแรงงานของท่าน [PDF 1.5MB]
- Tongan - ‘Ilo‘i ‘a ho‘o ngaahi totonu ‘i he ngāue‘anga [PDF 858KB]
- Vietnamese - Hiểu rõ các quyền về việc làm [PDF 1.1MB]
Minimum rights and responsibilities guide
More detailed information about your minimum employment rights and responsibilities.
Note: Translated guides are being updated.
- English - Minimum employment rights and responsibilities [PDF 1.2MB]
- Māori - Ngā tika me ngā here iti rawa [PDF 1.1MB]
- Arabic - الحد الأدنى من حقوق والتزامات العمل [PDF 900KB]
- Burmese translation [PDF 1.2MB]
- Chinese Simplified - 基本就业权利和义务 [PDF 481KB]
- Chinese Traditional - 基本就業權利和義務 [PDF 2.2MB]
- Cook Islands Māori - Te au tikaʻanga anoanoʻia no runga i te ʻangaʻanga, e te au ʻirinakiʻanga [PDF 331KB]
- Fijian - Na yavu ni dodonu ni veivakacakacakataki kei na kena itavi [PDF 250KB]
- Hindi translation [PDF 444KB]
- Japanese - 最低雇用権と雇用に関する義務 [PDF 497KB]
- Korean - 근로자의 최소 권리와 의무 [PDF 448KB]
- Niuean - Ko e vevehega puipui gahua tokolalo kua tonuhia e tau tagata gahua ki ai mo e tau [PDF 280KB]
- Punjabi - ਨਿਊਿਤਮ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਹੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੁ਼ੁੰਮੇਵਾਰੀਆਂ [PDF 443KB]
- Samoan - Aiā tatau ma matafaioi aupito maualalalo faalegaluega [PDF 379KB]
- Spanish - Obligaciones y derechos laborales mínimos [PDF 2.4MB]
- Tagalog - Mga pinakamababang karapatan at obligasyon sa trabaho [PDF 3.2MB]
- Thai - สิทธิและความรับผิดชอบการจ้างงานข้ันต่ า [PDF 275KB]
- Tongan - Ko e ni’ihi eni ‘o e ngaahi totonu pea mo e fatongia iiki ke fakahoko ‘i he ngāue’anga [PDF 2MB]
Migrant exploitation guide
Migrant workers have the same minimum employment rights as New Zealand workers.:
- Arabic - استغلال المهاجرين
- Burmese - ရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သား ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်ခြင်း
- Chinese Simplified - 移民工剥削
- Chinese Traditional - 剝削外來移民
- Hindi - प्रवासी शोषण
- Japanese - 移民労働者の搾取
- Korean - 이주노동자 착취
- Punjabi - ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ
- Samoan - Fa'aleagaina tagata mai fafo
- Spanish - Explotación de migrantes
- Tagalog - Pananamantala sa mga Migrante
- Thai - การแสวงหาผลประโยชน์จากแรงงานผู้อพยพ
- Tongan - Ngaohikovia e tokotaha mei tuʻapuleʻanga´
Mediation quick guide
An overview of the employment mediation process and what to expect.
- English - Quick guide to employment mediation [PDF 1.1MB]
- Māori - He aratohu poto ki te takawaenga raruraru mahi [PDF 1.3MB]
- Chinese Simplified - 就业调解快速指南 [PDF 1.4MB]
- Hindi - रोज़गार मध्यस्थता के लिए त्वरित मार्गदर्शिका [PDF 1.4MB]
- Samoan - Alafua mo faatofāla'iga i galuega [PDF 1.3MB]
- Tagalog - Mabilis na gabay sa pagpamagitan sa trabaho [PDF 1.3MB]
- Tongan - Fakahinohino ki hono fai 'o ha Feinga Fakalelei (mediation) 'i he ngaahi ngāue'angá [PDF 1MB]
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 1.1MB]
- Maori - Ngā motika mō ngā kaimahi i pākia e te whakarekereke ā-whare [PDF 906KB]
- Arabic - حقوق الموظفي ن المتأثرين بالعنف الم ن ز ي ل [PDF 950KB]
- Chinese - 受家庭暴力影响的雇员的权利 [PDF 1021KB]
- Farsi - حقوق برای کارمندا ن کە تحت تاث ی خشونت خان گ قرار گرفتند [PDF 944KB]
- Hindi - घरेल ू हिसं ा स े प्रभावित करच्म ारियों के अधिकार [PDF 998KB]
- Korean - 가정폭력으로 피해를 입은 근로자의 권리 [PDF 957KB] [PDF 906KB]
- Punjabi - ਘਰੇਲੂ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ [PDF 933KB]
- 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 906KB]
- Samoan - Āiā tatau mo tagata faigaluega e a‘afia i sauaga fa‘ale‘āiga [PDF 903KB]