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Essential Update - June 2014
You can read June 2014 Essential Update here
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Vocational pathways - helping people start careers
For any employer keen to help those just starting out, students studying NCEA level 2 upwards may be able to achieve vocational pathways - indicating particular interest/ability in one of six key pathways.
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Minimum Wages per fortnight
The government is proposing an interim measure to remedy a potentially massive problem for businesses in New Zealand off the back of some recent Court rulings.
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Essential Update - April 2014
You can read April 2014 Essential Update here
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Employing Skilled Workers
The official unemployment rate in Canterbury is now only 3.3% according to Statistics New Zealand – this is considered to be “full employment”.
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Budget 2014
Budget 2014 was announced last Thursday and is widely viewed as careful and considered.
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Dairy Farm Employment Compliance and Effectiveness
The government’s Labour Inspectorate has just concluded a review of 44 farms nationwide in relation to their employment law compliance.
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New Health and Safety regulations
The government has issued a draft set of regulations to support the new Health and Safety at Work Act.
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Essential Update - May 2014
You can read May 2014 Essential Update here
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Payment for Annual Leave – many employers either underpay or under-accrue. Do you get it right?
The Holidays Act specifies that Annual Leave must be paid out at the greater of "ordinary weekly pay" and "average weekly pay".
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