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MBIE imposing penalties for treating Employees as Contractors
MBIE are sending a strong message to employers, particularly in the construction industry - that you cannot treat employees as contractors just to avoid keeping wage records; paying PAYE, paying less than minimum wage rates or to avoid paying for Stat days.
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Minimum Wage Increases
Please be aware that the minimum wage increases on 1 April to $14.75 per hour (an increase of 3.5%).
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Zero-Hour Contracts
There has been a bit of publicity about such contracts recently.
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Human Rights and Employment
You will probably be well aware of employees taking personal grievances.
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Government want tougher Enforcement of Employment Standards
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised.
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HR Advisor and Business Assistant Needed at Essential HR
Jade is, unfortunately moving on, so we are looking for a new person, both to undertake HR advisory work and assist me with general administration and marketing.
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Feb - Mar Essential Update
My February-March Essential Update can be read here.
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Anzac Day 2015 – How does Mondayising affect me?
If your business is normally Monday to Friday then ANZAC Day affects you on Monday 27th, which should be treated as a public holiday for all staff.
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More Restrictions on use of Trial Periods
You need to be aware of two recent developments in the Courts with regards to Trial periods - they don't make things easy - but that's the law: The decision that says you cannot pay someone in lieu of notice when under a trial period is not being challenged.
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CPI Falls
The Consumer Price Index has fallen by 0.3% in the last quarter, so that the annual rate of inflation is now only 0.1%.
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