Now that Millennials make up approximately 40% of employees worldwide, many business owners have had to make a priority of meeting Millennials’ needs and aligning their success with the company’s. Fortunately, doing that for Millennials succeeds in doing it for most employees. That’s because as a group, they entered the workforce over the course ofRead more about Working With Millenial Employees[…]
You’ve found the perfect candidate and offered them a job! But uh oh, their background checks (such as reference checks, criminal, pre-employment medical or credit checks) have suggested red flags and it looks like you may have made a mistake in appointing them – so what can you do about it? An employer can rescindRead more about Uh Oh – Can an Employer Retract a Job Offer?[…]
As an Employer, you might wish you could dock an employee’s wages for loss or damage to property or equipment but in reality it is unlikely to be possible. There are very few situations in which an employer can actually deduct wages or reduce a worker’s pay packet. Employers (and not the employees themselves) willRead more about Can an Employer dock wages for Employees’ Job-Related Damage?[…]
A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) case has again highlighted the lawful requirement for all employers to have employment agreements in place for their employees. A Northland petrol station has been hit with a five figure fine after it was found to have committed multiple serious breaches of employment law following a Labour Inspectorate Investigation.Read more about Five Figure Fine for Petrol Station Employer[…]
A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) case heard in May 2017 has again highlighted the lawful requirement for all Employers to have employment agreements in place for their Employees. An Auckland courier company has been ordered to pay more than $60,000 in fines and reparations after it was found to have breached the employment rightsRead more about Transport Company Slammed with a $40k Fine[…]
What should you do when your employee is missing from work? How do you handle an employee who just doesn’t turn up? Has your employee abandoned their employment? ‘Abandonment of employment’ basically means an employee has gone ‘AWOL’ – absent without leave. This happens more often than you would expect in workplaces. Not turning upRead more about “Where is my Employee?” Abandonment of Employment[…]
When it comes to dismissal processes, many Employers either don’t have or don’t follow their own policies or procedures meaning significant process errors can occur, leaving Employers exposed to challenge or the lodgement of a personal grievance by an Employee. “But I’m entitled to three strikes (warnings) before I’m out!” is a statement sometimes heardRead more about “But doesn’t the ‘three strikes you’re out’ rule apply”?![…]
