Employers are legally required to ensure that anyone they are employing has the legal right to work in New Zealand. Immigration NZ has a free service where you can check a potential employee’s entitlement to work. Click here to find out more.
All employees, including casual employees and those on fixed term agreements are entitled to the same minimum employment rights as other employees. However, workers have to meet certain criteria to qualify for some employment entitlements. To find out more about these criteria, visit The Department of Labour website.
Amendments to the Employment Relations Act now require that every employee has a written employment agreement and that employers retain a signed copy of the agreement or the current signed terms and conditions of employment. The Department of Labour’s Employment Agreement Builder can help you draft an employment agreement. There are options for fixed term and casual employment agreements.
In order to make changes to an employment agreement, such as hours of work, both parties need to consent. Some employment agreements may contain a clause allowing the employer to change an employee's hours of work, however the employer must act fairly and reasonably before making such changes.
For more information on employer responsibilities during the Rugby World Cup visit The Department of Labour website or call 0800 20 90 20.