Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to New Zealand as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
New Zealand: Fair Pay Agreements Bill passes into law
Labour government finally passes Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) into law …
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New Zealand: New median wage to apply from February 2023
The new median wage of NZD $29 …
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New Zealand: Employment Court finds employer was not entitled to require lockdown leave, due to process errors
The case is the first to examine the Holidays Act with regard to an employer directing employees to take holiday leave during a period of lockdown …
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New Zealand: Shining the light on screen workers
The Screen Industry Workers Bill has passed its third reading …
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New Zealand: Changes to Working Holiday Scheme visas announced
Visas under this scheme that are due to expire between 26th August 2022 and 31st May 2023 will automatically be extended by an additional six-month period …
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New Zealand: New residence categories announced
The three new residence categories (‘Straight to Residence’, ‘Work to Residence’, and ‘Highly Paid’) will make it easier for employers to hire and attract migrants for specified high skilled, hard-to-fill occupations …
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New Zealand: Changes to COVID-19 reinfection advice
The government has changed its official COVID-19 re-infection advice, slashing the window from 90 to 29 days …
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New Zealand: new visa category to replace investor visas
On 19th September 2022, the new Active Investor Plus visa category will replace the existing Investor 1 and Investor 2 visa categories …
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New Zealand: Countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis updated
Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme workers from 85 countries will no longer be required to provide a chest x-ray with their RSE applications …
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New Zealand: More opportunities for young Brits and Kiwis to live and work abroad
More young people will be allowed to live and work in the United Kingdom and New Zealand for longer periods …
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New Zealand: More young Kiwis able to travel and work in Spain
The number of young New Zealanders and Spaniards who will be able to travel and work in each other’s countries has been increased from 200 to 2,000 pa …
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New Zealand: EU and New Zealand secure free trade agreement
The EU and New Zealand have concluded negotiations for a Trade Agreement …
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New Zealand: Parental leave payments to increase from 1 July 2022
The maximum weekly rate of paid parental leave has been increased from $621 …
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New Zealand: Cost of living payment
The Government will be rolling out a special cost of living payment of $350 (US$215) over a 3-month period from 1st August 2022 …
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New Zealand: New whistleblower framework receives royal assent
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill 2022 has now received Royal Assent and will come into force on 1st July 2022 …
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