The Employment Law Group's newsletter regularly covers all issues relating to employment law, industrial relations and health and safety issues. For example, the FYI may look at new or amended legislation, and recent judgments of interest.
The Government has recently introduced the following employment related Bills, covering meal and rest breaks, breastfeeding in the workplace, transfer of public holidays, and ACC:
The Employment Relations (Breaks and Infant Feeding) Amendment Bill;
Holidays (Transfer of Public Holidays) Amendment Bill;
The Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (No 2) Bill.
Stop Press: Kiwisaver Nov 2007 Last week the Finance and Expenditure Committee reported back to Parliament on the Taxation (Annual Rates, Business Taxation, KiwiSaver and Remedial Matters) Bill 2007 (Bill). The Bill was introduced in May and was the subject of extensive submissions at the Select Committee stage. > Read More> View PDF
Stop Press: Flexible Working Nov 2007 The Employment Relations (Flexible Working
Arrangements) Amendment Bill was passed
yesterday and is set to come into force on 1
July 2008. There are a number of
amendments to the original Bill (as a result of
submissions received at Select Committee
stage) which brings it into line with existing
legislation in the United Kingdom. > Read More> View PDF
Budget 2007 & KiwiSaver A headache or a blessing for employers? May 2007 This summary focuses on the changes to the KiwiSaver scheme introduced by the 2007 budget. Roll out of the scheme on 1 July 2007 will occur as previously contemplated. For an introductory analysis of the KiwiSaver scheme in general, please read:
http://www.simpsongrierson.com/publications/fyis/fyi-employment-law/kiwisaver-what-employers-need-to-know.html > Read More> View PDF
X-rated conduct: Would a fair and reasonable employer dismiss? Apr 2007 The Employment Court has recently issued an important decision about the test for justifying dismissals under section 103A of the Employment Relations Act. It specifically summarises and applies important principles from the Employment Court decision in Air New Zealand v Hudson (see our September 2006 FYI for more information on this decision).
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KiwiSaver: What Employers Need To Know Oct 2006 The KiwiSaver Act 2006 (Act) came into force on 6 September 2006. Employers need
to familiarise themselves with the implications of the Act and ensure that proper
processes are in place
before the implementation
date of 1 July 2007. > Read More> View PDF
Would or Could You Dismiss an Employee? Sep 2006 The Employment Court has now considered the new test for justifying dismissals set out in
section 103A of the Employment Relations Act. As noted in a previous issue of FYI, due to an
amendment to the ERA in
December 2004, the
Courts must now apply an
objective test of whether a
fair and reasonable employer
"would " dismiss an
e m p l o y e e i n t h e
circumstances, as opposed
to the old test of whether an
employer "could" reach such
a decision (namely whether
the decision fell within one
of the possible courses of
action it could take).
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Recent Employment Law Update Jun 2006 This issue covers Workplace Bullying; When is a Mediation Not Confidential?; Redeployment Obligations in Redundancy Situations and an Update On Legislation. > View PDF
