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Apr 07
Bereavement leave to cover miscarriage, stillbirth

Employees will soon have the right to take paid time off work in the unfortunate event of a miscarriage or stillbirth, under law changes passed by Parliament yesterday. The law change allows an employee to take up to three days’ paid bereavement leave if they or their partner experiences a miscarriage or stillbirth. People planning […]

Feb 02
COVID-19 vaccination and employment implications

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will soon be updating businesses and workers with guidance about the upcoming COVID-19 immunisation programme. The guidance will cover employment law implications around the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations. This guidance will be updated in consultation with the Ministry of Health, WorkSafe, NZCTU and Business NZ, and will […]