The first decision of the Employment Relations Authority in respect of the COVID-19 wage subsidy has been released. As has been anticipated, many employers may soon be found liable for wage arrears
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The first decision of the Employment Relations Authority in respect of the COVID-19 wage subsidy has been released. As has been anticipated, many employers may soon be found liable for wage arrears
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In a bid to curb the coronavirus outbreak, New Zealand employers put in place precautions to stop the spread of COVID-19 including remote working – where employees were based partly or fully
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Mr Leota was a driver for a courier company, Parcel Express Limited. He asked the Employment Court (“the Court”) for a declaration that he was an employee of the company. Parcel Express
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Manufacturing has been identified as a key sector for our economic recovery post COVID-19, but many manufacturers cannot find the skilled staff they need to help them increase production and help the
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Many New Zealand businesses operated during the various Alert Levels of the COVD-19 pandemic by instructing staff to work from home. Now we are at Alert Level 1 and things could return
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This article looks at the ‘ins and outs’ of ending employment relationships during Covid-19 and its aftermath. Furlough or stand down The concept of a “furlough” is essentially an unpaid suspension of
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The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on economic activity both in New Zealand and overseas. Some manufacturing plants and warehouses that were not on the essential services list were forced to cease operation
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When businesses throughout New Zealand were looking down the barrel of a 4 week lockdown from 26 March 2020, the reality of COVID-19 hit. The question of how to financially survive as
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A report published in 2020 by a leading recruitment agency in New Zealand revealed that of the approximately 7,800 workers who responded to its survey, two-thirds who work overtime each month do
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I want to implement a workflow tracker to ensure staff that work remotely do their contracted hours, but I am getting push back. What are my rights here? If you manage remote
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