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The Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill will come into force from 6th January 2024 …

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Over the year to the June 2023 quarter, median weekly earnings from wages and salaries grew by 7 …

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May an employer require its employees to clock in and clock out using fingerprint scanning technology? In a recent case, the employer concerned claimed to seek to collect accurate data to inform payment of wages and entitlements via clock in and clock out fingerprint scanning technology …

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With effect from 9th October 2023, migrants will need “6 points” to apply for the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa …

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In another case before the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), a building apprentice claimed that he was an employee and that he was unjustifiably dismissed …

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When a liable parent makes a child support payment, it will now be passed on directly to receiving carers though a sole parent benefit, instead of being used to pay the cost of providing the benefit as a state allowance …

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Under the New Zealand-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (NZ-UK FTA), business visitors who are UK citizens traveling to New Zealand to attend meetings, conferences or training seminars or to make commercial transactions may now enter the country without applying for a visa, provided that they request an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) at least 72 hours before they travel …

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Under the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987, eligible parents are entitled to payments equal to their normal pay up to the current maximum statutory rate whilst on leave …

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The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) is New Zealand’s principal type of temporary work visa …

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Currently, it is lawful to pay disabled people less than other employees on the basis that they’re perceived to be less productive …

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The Employment Relations (Extended Time for Personal Grievance for Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill has now received Royal Assent …

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The median wage is the minimum pay threshold for most jobs under the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) and is the indexation reference point in many collective agreements …

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A legal change in 2020 gave the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) new powers to require the wealthiest families to provide their earnings information …

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Around 7,500 people on ‘working holidays’ currently in New Zealand, with visas due to expire between now and 30th September 2023, will have their visa automatically extended by six months …

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Currently, the UK Working Holiday Scheme (WHS) allows young citizens of the UK aged between 18-30 to travel to New Zealand and stay for up to 23 months, and work for up to 12 months; whilst the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) allows young citizens of New Zealand aged between 18-30 to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years …

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