Find out about your responsibilities as an employer in New Zealand.

After completing this module you will understand the your basic obligations as an employer.

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After completing this module, you will understand the:

  • Different types of Working Arrangements and the importance of getting it right.
  • How to identify the correct type of Working Arrangement for each of your employees responsibilities you have regarding trial periods.
  • How to establish an employee's right to work in New Zealand, and what is required of you as an employer.
  • Where to get information or support.

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After completing this module, you will understand:


  • How to Identify employment documentation and its’ purpose.
  • the mandatory requirements and components of an Employment Agreement.
  • how to Identify and apply your rights and responsibilities within Employment Agreements.


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After completing this module you will understand the:

  • Key Minimum Wage requirements.
  • Main ways employees are paid.
  • Lawful deductions you can make from your employees' pay.

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After completing this module you will understand:

  • About changing your employees' Hours of Work.
  • How to identify any Hours of Work terms that are negotiable in your employees' Employment Agreement.
  • The legal restrictions related to Hours of Work for employees under 16.
  • The legal rights of employees' with no guaranteed Hours of Work.


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After completing this module, you will understand:

  • Key things to know about your employee's Annual Leave/Holiday entitlements.
  • Key things to know about calculating holiday pay.
  • When it can be appropriate for employees to be on a Pay As You Go (PAYG) basis for Annual Leave/Holidays.
  • The importance of accurate Annual Leave/Holiday record keeping.

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After completing this module, you will understand:

  • Your employee's Other Leave entitlements.
  • Key Other Leave terms.
  • How important Other Leave record keeping is.


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The best way to prevent and resolve employment relationship problems is for the parties (employer and employee) to discuss and resolve any issue/s together, as soon as they arise rather than waiting.



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