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Duty to Act in Good Faith cuts both ways
The duty to act in good faith underpins employment law in New Zealand.
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Essential Update - February 2014
You can view February 2014 Essential Update here
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Health and Safety Reforms - Fine Levels
I believe we will see significant changes to Health and Safety requirements this year (see my July 2013 Update) - and the current proposals include serious increases in levels of fines.
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Minimum Wage Increase
From 1 April 2014 the minimum adult wage will increase to $14.25 per hour.
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Wage increases and Being a Good Employer - the impact of Rates rises
All my Christchurch clients will all be aware of the large increase in rates that are coming through.
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Essential Update - March 2014
You can read March 2014 Essential Update here
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Minimum wage increase and kiwisaver
On 1 April the minimum wage rose from $13.75 an hour to $14.25 an hour.
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New Health and Safety Help
ACC have developed cards that identify common site hazards and explain how to deal with them.
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Be careful not to discriminate when recruiting!
The Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) has ordered an employer to release confidential information to an unsuccessful job applicant to help assess whether he was discriminated against on the basis of his age.
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Health and Safety Reform Bill
This Bill is going to introduce the Australian-based legislation that has been promised but from my perspective contains a number of concerns for small businesses.
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