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    Variation of Employment Agreement 2.65

    Variations of Employment Agreements (Covid Wage Subsidy) 2.65

    Employment relationships are always changing.  This could be because of new duties…

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    Employment Agreement - Waged 1.9

    As of 1 July 2011, all employers must keep and retain signed copies of all employment agreements for all employees.

    Please use the correct version…

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    Letter of Offer 1.8

    This resource is a Letter of Offer template for businesses intended for permanent part-time or full-time employees who are paid wages on an hourly…

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    Hospitality FPA Toolkit

    HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FAIR PAY AGREEMENT TOOLKIT

    This document is designed to help Hospitality NZ members with the Hospitality Industry Fair Pay…

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    Regular Annual Closedowns 9.7

    Regular Annual Closedowns Info Sheet 9.7

    A closedown is a period during which an employer ‘customarily’ closes the premises and requires employees…

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    Christmas/New Year Holidays 2024-2025 Employer Obligations 9.10

    Includes holiday and pay information for the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year period.

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    Commercial Cleaners - Fair Pay Agreement Information

    Commercial Cleaners Fair Pay Agreement - Key Information & Obligations
    Do you employ cleaners?

    On 11 April 2023 E tū union applied to MBIE to…

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    Employers who have a Personal Grievance 5.1

    This resource provides information for employers who have a personal grievance. The term ‘personal grievance’ refers to the legal action taken by an…

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    Annual Holidays - Employer Obligations 9.1

    Annual Holidays - Employer Obligations Info Sheet 9.1

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    Holidays Act Recording Requirements 9.6

    Holidays Act Recording Requirements Info Sheet 9.6

    The Holidays Act 2003 requires employers to keep information about each employee referred to as a…

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    Easter Sunday Shop Trading Employee Notification 2.4

    The Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 was amended in 2016 to enable territorial authorities to decide whether retailers in their district can open on…

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    Smokefree Information Sheet 11.4

    On 10 December 2004, all indoor workplaces and licensed premises were required to be smoke-free.

    Hospitality New Zealand has developed this resource…

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    File Sharing - Implications for Businesses and Employers 11.16

    File Sharing - Implications for Businesses and Employers 11.16

    In September 2011 changes to the Copyright Act 1994 introduced a three strike regime…

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    General Data Protection Regulation Summary 11.17

    General Data Protection Regulation Summary

    The main purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to give citizens and residents of…

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    Accommodation to Employees Info Sheet - 2.5

    Accommodation to Employees Info Sheet - 2.5

    Some employers provide accommodation to their workers (contractors and employees). Sometimes the…

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    Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 - Fact Sheet 13.1

    Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 - Fact Sheet 13.1

    The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is the work health and safety law for New Zealand and…

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    Record of Settlement 5.3

    This template can be used to draw up a Record of Settlement which outlines the Agreed Terms of Settlement to an Employment Relationship Problem.

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    Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure - Meeting Record Template 2.57

    Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure - Meeting Record Template 2.57

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    Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure - Process Checklist 2.58

    Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure - Process Checklist 2.58

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    Redundancy Notification 2.19

    This is a comprehensive information sheet explaining the correct procedure to follow for redundancy. This redundancy letter template is intended for…

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    Buying and Selling Hospitality Businesses 4.1

    This info sheet is intended to provide guidance to members when they are selling their business or purchasing a new hospitality business.

    This is a…

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    Variations of Employment Agreements 2.10

    Employment relationships are always changing.

    This could be because of new duties, new pay, new hours, new location, new direct reports, as well as…

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    Employment Agreement - Fixed Term 8.1

    This Fixed Term Individual Employment Agreement template is intended for fixed term (for example temporary or seasonal positions) employees who are…

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    COVID19 - Public Holidays During Alert Level 4

    COVID19 - Public Holidays During Alert Level 4 Resource

    There will be three public holidays occurring within the scheduled Level 4 Alert period…

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    Active Choice Forms and the 30-Day Rule 3.4

    As part of the new employment law changes coming into effect from 6 May 2019, employers whose workplaces are impacted by Collective Employment…

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    Offering Employment 1.5

    Offering Employment Info Sheet 1.5.

    This checklist is based on the belief that the hiring process is an important aspect of your business and is…

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    Human Rights and Discrimination 11.5

    Human Rights and Discrimination Info Sheet 11.5

    The Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA) prohibits discrimination on a wide variety of grounds. Examples of…

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    Exchanging Annual Holidays for Payment 9.8

    An information sheet and template letter for use when exchanging annual holidays for payment.

    From 1 April 2011, employees will be able to request…

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    Observing Public Holidays at Other Times or Days 9.9

    This resource contains an information sheet on observance of public holidays at other times and/or days and a template letter of agreement.

    The…

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    Kiwisaver - Employer Obligations 1.13

    This information sheet is on employer's Kiwisaver obligations.

    KiwiSaver is a government sponsored work-based retirement savings scheme open to all…

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    Letter of Offer - Fixed Term (Ownership Change) 8.2

    This Letter of Offer template is intended as an interim measure until permanent positions are clarified. The template is for fixed term employees who…

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    Letter of Offer - Fixed Term (Seasonal, Project, Leave Cover) 8.3

    This Letter of Offer template is intended for fixed term employees who are paid wages calculated on an hourly basis or a salary.

    This is a…

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    Offering Employment Flowchart 1.6

    Offering Employment Flowchart 1.6

    This resource outlines the Employment Process where a Collective Agreement has not been negotiated with a Union.

     

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    Employment of Young People 2.62

    This is an information sheet on the employment of young people.

    The following resource is a summary of employing young persons. There are differing…

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    Reference Check - Past Employer 2.9

    This information sheet for a past employer reference check includes suggested wording for a telephone conversation.

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    Probationary Periods 2.68

    Amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”) that took effect on 6 May 2019 mean that large employers (with 20 or more employees) are…

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    House Rules and Policies 1.10

    This information sheet may be used when creating important policies and procedures for staff to be familiar with and required to observe and follow…

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    Family Violence Protection Act Policy 2.66

    This policy can be used as the family violence policy in your workplace outlining how you will support who may be affected by domestic violence. It…

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    ANZAC Day Employer Obligations 9.4

    The Holidays Act provides that ANZAC Day is a public holiday. Public Holidays are separate and in addition to annual holidays.

    ANZAC Day needs to…

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    Temporary Work Visa Renewal Process 2.51

    This guide is designed to assist employers and temporary work permit holders through the process of applying for a further temporary work…

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    Public Holidays - Employer Obligations 9.2

    Public Holidays - Employer Obligations Info Sheet and Flow Chart 9.2

    The Holidays Act provides all employees with 11 annual public holidays that may…

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    Availability Provisions and Cancellation of Shifts 1.15

    Availability Provisions, Cancellation of Shifts and Prohibition on Secondary Employment 1.15

    What this info sheet covers:

    Background on law change…

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    Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill 3.5

    Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill - 3.5

    The Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill (“the Triangular…

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    Employment Status Info Sheet 1.4

    This is an information sheet on employment status.

    Employers should have a clear understanding of the employment status of each of their employees…

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    Establishing a Sexual Harassment Policy 1.12

    This information sheet and template is intended for use when Establishing a Sexual Harassment Policy.

    Employers have a clear responsibility to…

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    AEWV: Accredited Employer Worker Visa Resource

    There are 3 steps to hiring a migrant on the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). Those steps are:

    • Accreditation,

    • Job check, and

    • Employee…

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    AEWV: Job Check Overview

    Accredited employers must apply for a job check if they wish to hire a migrant. This is step 2 of the Accreditation Employer Work (‘AEWV’) Visa…

  • Hospitality New Zealand Terms and Conditions

    Hospitality NZ membership terms and conditions
    1. Acceptance of Terms and conditions:

    a) Members agree to be bound by these terms and…

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    Employee vs Contractor 1.14

    It is important to know whether the person that you have hired is an employee or a contractor because the law treats these two groups very…

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    Termination on Medical Grounds 2.52

    This resource includes information on Termination on Medical Grounds and a Letter Template.

    An employer may terminate the employment of an employee…

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    Drug Assisted Sexual Assault 10.13

    This information sheet has been prepared by the Drug Rape Trust of New Zealand and made available to Hospitality New Zealand for use by the…

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    Employment Issues During Lockdown

    Employment Issues During Lockdown

    How to best deal with employment issues during lockdown will depend on the employer’s circumstances and their…