by Patrick | May 8, 2023 | News
[EMPLOYMENTNZ] TOOLS OF TRADE Employers and employees must agree who will provide the tools of trade needed for the job. Tools of trade are tools, equipment, devices and machinery that would usually be used in the normal course of a person’s profession, trade or...
by Patrick | May 2, 2023 | News
[EMPLOYMENTNZ] BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Eligible employees can take paid bereavement leave if someone close to them dies, or for a miscarriage or stillbirth. Bereavement leave gives an employee time to grieve and to take care of matters to do with the bereavement. This can...
by Patrick | Apr 27, 2023 | News
[DUNCAN COTTERILL] EMPLOYMENT LAW CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY – WHAT YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF There are a couple of employment law updates that are worth noting. The first is a very likely and imminent change, the second is more “left field” but is noteworthy just the...
by Patrick | Mar 26, 2023 | News
[DUNCANCOTTERILL] BREAKING THE CHAINS: ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO EMPLOYEE RESTRAINTS OF TRADE In September 2022, the Employment Relations (Restraint of Trade) Amendment Bill (Bill) was introduced to Parliament by a private member (Labour Party). If passed, it would...
by Patrick | Mar 21, 2023 | News
Important changes that will affect payroll effective from 1 April 2023. Minimum Wages Increases: Minimum Adult Wage changes from $21.20 to $22.70 per hour Starting Out/Training Wage changes from $16.96 to $18.16 per hour This comes into...
by Patrick | Mar 19, 2023 | News
[DUNCAN COTTERILL] GET READY: MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE TO $22.70 PER HOUR ON 1 APRIL 2023 Please note: we have only included the payroll related sections of this article, use the link (below) to the full article. Recent weather has devastated many communities New...
