Category: legislation

volunteer vs employee

18th June 2018

What makes someone an employee? One of our clients recently approached us for some advice on whether a family friend who’d offered to help on the farm should be treated as an employee, or whether they were in fact just a volunteer.

It can be pretty easy to blur the lines between volunteer and employee, particularly when personal relationships are involved. This can be a fairly contentious topic, particularly if there is a difference of opinion about which status should apply.

Tags: hr policies
Posted in legislation |

90 day trial periods

10th June 2018

Some recent ERA decisions have shown that the 90 day trial period does not mean you can throw caution to the wind and disregard all due process. Some unjustified dismissal claims are still upheld, so its worth remembering these points:

Tags: hr policies
Posted in legislation, trial periods |

controlling sick leave

5th May 2018

The cold snap has arrived, and unfortunately, with winter, comes sickness and many businesses are faced with escalating employee absenteeism and requests for sick leave. But there are tools and techniques you can use to help quantify, monitor and manage the problem of sick leave and other unplanned absences.

Tags: hr policies, sick leave
Posted in legislation, sick leave |

types of employment agreements

30th April 2018

Recent cases brought to light by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) have again demonstrated the importance of having your staff on the right type of individual employment agreements (IEA), and the costly consequence of an incorrect classification.

There are three primary classifications for employees; Permanent, Fixed Term and Casual, and there are variances in some of the clauses within the applicable employment agreement.

Tags: employment agreements
Posted in employment agreements, legislation |

government paid parental leave

27th April 2018

Looks like I started having kids a year too early! Government paid parental leave has been on the increase for the past few years, but is getting a major hike on 1st July when it goes from 18 to 22 weeks.

Tags: hr policies, parental leave
Posted in legislation, parental leave |

proposed changes to 90 day trial period

18th April 2018

The Labour government has proposed changes to the 90 day trial period, by only allowing it to be used by companies that employ 19 or less people, but it hasn’t become law just yet.

Tags: employment agreements, hr policies
Posted in legislation, trial periods |

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