Restaurant owner penalised for unlawful wage deductions
A Rangiora restaurant and its owner who unlawfully deducted money from an employee’s wages and breached other minimum employment standards, must pay the employee over $40,000 in arrears and penalties.
Hiring summer staff: Tips for employers
Over summer you may be expanding your workforce, whether it be with pickers and packers to help you on your orchard, or workers for your café or restaurant.
85 Auckland businesses checked in exploitation crackdown
The Labour Inspectorate last week conducted a large-scale operation to identify potential migrant exploitation and check on minimum employment standards compliance at 85 businesses in Auckland.
More support for exploited migrants
The Government has announced a short-term basic financial and welfare support package, including job search assistance, to individuals on the Migrant Exploitation Protection Visa (MEPV).
Labour Inspectorate welcomes the Employment Court’s decision in the Pilgrim case
New Zealand’s courts provide an important role to challenge decisions and aspects of law, which this judgment has. It clarifies the applicants in the Pilgrim case are employees.
New law to protect migrant workers
The Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill is now law and will protect vulnerable workers in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Parental leave payments to increase
Parental leave payments will increase by 7.7% from Saturday 1 July to reflect the rise in average weekly earnings.
Time to raise a personal grievance due to sexual harassment increases to 12 months
From 13 June 2023 employees will have 12 months to raise a personal grievance related to sexual harassment.
Your employment guide to King's birthday
This year New Zealand will be celebrating the King’s birthday on Monday 5 June.
Church exploits vulnerable Korean migrants in elaborate wage scam
Trustees of Jesus Aroma Church, set up to promote and advance Christianity in New Zealand, has been ordered to pay more than $164,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA).