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May 16
Do you know about Employment NZ’s Early Resolution service?

It’s a free phone-based service that can help you resolve an employment issue early, quickly and informally. Find out when and how to use it: https://bit.ly/2XTGLN2

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 […]

Mar 24
Minimum wage rises by $1.10 on 1 April 2021

The minimum wage is going up from $18.90 to $20.00 an hour on 1 April 2021. Here’s what you need to do. When:  1 April 2021 What: The new minimum wage rates, before tax, are: Adult – $20.00 an hour (up from $18.90) Starting-out – $16.00 per hour (up from $15.12) Training – $16.00 per hour […]

Mar 19
Things to know about KiwiSaver and is it worth joining?

We have all heard of KiwiSaver. It is a savings scheme set up in New Zealand. The primary goal is to support Kiwis’ retirement, but there there are other benefits too. If you’re starting a new job soon you may be wondering — should I join KiwiSaver? What is KiwiSaver all about? KiwiSaver is a work-based savings initiative designed to […]

Mar 10
How to find work in Queenstown?

Sure. Door knocking can work and is you manage to connect with the right person you may on your way to a position. Finding the right person to talk can be difficult so doing your research before can be really effective. How to do this? Check listings on JobStore, Queenstown Jobs, JobFix and in the […]

Mar 06
5 best places to list a job in Queenstown and why

JobStoreNZ. JobStore is part of the Queenstown Trading network offering a huge online reach through is advertising/news/community listing outlets including a Job Store website, Queenstown Trading website, Queenstown News weekly database magazines and vast social media presence across its pages/groups on Facebook and Instagram. Mountain Scene offers printed listings through its weekly newspaper which is […]

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 […]