News

June 2018

Employment Relations Amendment Bill Expand article

Most of the proposed changes simply roll back changes made by the National Government in 2013 (secret ballots for strikes) and 2015. Some of the changes apply from the day after the date of Royal Asse...

Pay Trends - June 2018 Expand article

The signalled increases in the Minimum Wage are significant at around 7% per annum for the next 3 years. The Pay Equity settlement for aged care workers set a trend with increases of over 20%. Follow...

Fair Pay Agreements - June 2018 Expand article

This amounts to re-establishment of the old award system – by stealth over time, if not immediately. The spectre of demarcation disputes is there, with the group charged with “determining the scope o...

Trial Periods Expand article

It is hard to see what the fuss is all about. In Australia, a 12 month qualifying period applies for small employers (those with <15 employees) with a six month qualifying period for large employers....

Workplace Investigations - June 2018 Expand article

The key benefits to you will be: An independent investigation of the issue concerned, free from in-house politics and bias, Sound judgment in forming the recommendations, A comprehensive written repor...

Medical Incapacity Expand article

This issue was recently addressed in the Employment Court in Lyttelton Port Company Ltd v Chris Arthurs [2018] NZEmpC 9. Briefly, the facts that gave rise to the case were that Mr Arthurs was a cargo ...