Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to New Zealand as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
New Zealand: Government announces minimum wage boost, to $18.90 an hour from April 2020
The national adult minimum wage will rise on April 1st 2020 from $17 …
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New Zealand: Fair pay agreement working group report
The Fair Pay Agreement Working Group Report released in 2019 has still not been acted upon by the government …
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New Zealand: Changes to triangular employment relationships
A triangular employment relationship is one where a third party has a contract with an employer under which an employee performs work for the benefit of the third party …
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New Zealand: Gender pay gap unchanged since 2017
Over the year to Q2 2019 the median hourly pay of female employees increased by 3 …
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New Zealand: Minimum wage rise boosts private sector pay rates
On 1st April 2019, the new national minimum wage came into force …
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New Zealand: One in 20 employed New Zealanders are contractors
Latest figures from the Stats NZ indicate that almost 144,000 New Zealanders worked as self-employed contractors in 2018, which accounted for just over 5% of all employed people …
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New Zealand: Equal Pay Amendment Bill passed the Select Committee
The Equal Pay Amendment Bill 103-2 has now passed the Select Committee and awaits a second reading before a plenary session of Parliament …
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New Zealand: Amendments to New Zealand’s Arbitration Act 1996
Last summer, we reported that several amendments to the Arbitration Act of 1996 were in the pipeline …
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New Zealand: Privacy Bill update
Last year we reported that a new Privacy Bill had been drawn up to replace the Privacy Act of 1993 …
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New Zealand: Confirmation of Electronic Travel Authority requirements
With effect from the 1st of October 2019, all air travellers from 60 visa waiver countries, and all cruise travellers, must carry an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) before travelling to New Zealand …
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New Zealand: Living wage to rise following minimum wage increase
With effect from the 1st of September 2019, the hourly living wage will increase from the current $20 …
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New Zealand: Women in paid work
New figures from the Statistics NZ indicate that women now make up 48% of the total paid workforce …
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New Zealand: More employers are taking part in voluntary “Kiwisaver schemes”
An increasing number of employers are taking part in voluntary “Kiwisaver schemes” to help employees save for retirement …
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New Zealand: Sector-wide collective bargaining recommended
A Fair Pay Working Group Chaired by former Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, has just issued its report and recommendations on a “new system of occupation or sector-wide bargaining to set minimum terms and conditions of employment …
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New Zealand: Minimum wage to rise in April 2019
With effect from the 1st of April 2019, the minimum wage rate will rise from $16 …
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