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So far, initial views on the changes proposed by the Holidays Act Taskforce to the calculation of annual leave (AL) seem to be mixed. Some feel that the proposals will deliver much needed certainty for employers, while others feel that the Taskforce may have missed a golden opportunity to make the More »

The current primary legislation for holidays and leave is the Holidays Act 2003. However, not only is this Act considered to be outdated, it has also long been criticised for its complexity. In 2018, the Government appointed a taskforce to review the legislation and recommend changes, and the More »

Recognising the critical role that our border workforce play in keeping us safe, you will have seen that the government has announced that the Ministry of Health will be rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to border workers and their families from this weekend. The question that some (border workforce More »

How should commission payments be factored into the calculation of holiday pay? This is the question that the Court of Appeal recently considered, exploring the Holidays Act’s definition of ‘ordinary weekly pay’ in a mostly untested area of the Act. Under the Act, holiday pay is More »

The Chambers and Partners Insurance & Reinsurance 2021 Global Guide has been released. It covers 25 jurisdictions and provides the latest information on sources of insurance and reinsurance law, overseas-based insurers or reinsurers, making an insurance contract, intermediary involvement, More »

Although we may be safely out of the chaos that was 2020, the New Year has brought with it five Mondayised holidays to keep employers on their toes when calculating holiday pay. Employers will be aware that when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday may be pushed to a weekday More »

Over the last twenty years in particular, New Zealand’s population and working age labour force has been buffeted by a steady net gain in immigrant arrivals. In March 2020, with the closing of our borders, the tap that allows New Zealand’s steady flow of immigration was all but turned More »

Redundancy can be defined as a situation where an employee loses their job because their position is no longer needed or required by the employer. As in all employment matters, the employer must act in good faith and follow a fair process during the redundancy process before making any decisions. More »