NZ Employment Law Guide 2016

The 2016 New Zealand Employment Law Guide contains practical and easy-to-read coverage of employment law, together with precise references to statute and case law. It provides a comprehensive overview of an expanding and changing field of law, as well as directions for further investigation of specific issues. The guide discusses employment law from both individual and collective perspectives. It covers the law on employment relations, employment agreements, working hours, remuneration, disputes, grievances, termination of employment, health and safety, discrimination and privacy. Significant decisions of the Employment Relations Authority and the courts are used to show how employment law is interpreted and applied in real life. This edition is based on the law in effect at 1 January 2016 and includes extensive commentary on: the new Health and Safety at Work Act, which comes into force on 4 April 2016 and is much broader in scope (with more severe penalties) than its predecessor the Employment Standards Legislation Bill, due for enactment in 2016, which makes some key changes to parental leave, prohibits zero-hours contracts and places higher expectations on employers to exhibit their compliance with statutory minima holidays, minimum wages, etc or face harsher penalties. Contents covered include: Employers and Workers Duties and Obligations of Employers and Employees Employment Contracts and Agreements The Employment Law Institutions Employment Terms and Conditions for Individuals Unions and Collective Bargaining Hours of Work Pay and Benefits Holidays and Leave The End of Employment Dismissal for Cause Redundancy, Restructuring, and Employment Protection Employment Relationship Problems Health and Safety Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Information and Privacy Education and Training Model Individual Employment Agreement