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Kyanar:Klipspringer:
http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase/item/1294
If the op is at the end of his contract period he could be let go straight away. And there is no need even for a notice period by the employer.
If the op signs a new fixed term contract its a new employment agreement, and it may be different to the previous employment agreement. Not sure why u blaming government for this?
Wait a minute... OP is on a fixed term contract, and is being asked to sign another one for the same job? That's not actually legal in NZ. A fixed term contract is only legally allowed to be used for a short term need. If the reason for the fixed term no longer exists, legally they must either lapse the contract and go out to market, or hire the employee full time. You could actually take them to the DOL about that.
Kyanar:Klipspringer:
http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase/item/1294
If the op is at the end of his contract period he could be let go straight away. And there is no need even for a notice period by the employer.
If the op signs a new fixed term contract its a new employment agreement, and it may be different to the previous employment agreement. Not sure why u blaming government for this?
Wait a minute... OP is on a fixed term contract, and is being asked to sign another one for the same job? That's not actually legal in NZ. A fixed term contract is only legally allowed to be used for a short term need. If the reason for the fixed term no longer exists, legally they must either lapse the contract and go out to market, or hire the employee full time. You could actually take them to the DOL about that.
Jas777: I can't see the issue, your employer wants to pay your a certain amount per hour total. However you have the option to get an automatic 3% pay rise by joining kiwisaver. If the employer wants to only pay that certain amount and they can't be sure you will or will not join kiwisaver then they might as well just offer you 3% less. Which means if you dont want to join kiwisaver you lose out.
Klipspringer:jeffnz:
Good to see its Nationals fault, again, and our 'National' pass time of finding someone to blame is at least consistent. Vote Labour so we can go socialist and have state control of everything so blaming and relying on others is easier. :)
Spot on mate. I cant think of anything worse than having a labour run government again. Just hope it never happens in my lifetime.
gzt: No one has questioned any of that and you are comparing an entirely compulsory employer contribution to some entirely optional extras.
Yes, it is now illegal to use this as an out to reduce the minimum wage - that had to be determined in court because it was not written into the legislation imho because reducing wages by moving this cost to employees was exactly the effect the government was hoping for.
Ie; No different for instance than a (hypothetical) attempt to load the cost of compulsory employer ACC payments onto employees by saying that can also be included in hourly rate.
johnr: Just WOW really how can they do this?
"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"
kawaii:
There was a court case not too long ago where I think some cleaners on minimum wage took their employer to court over this very matter with the bigger question being whether they can be paid less than the minimum wage as a result of the employer not actually contributing to kiwisaver out of their own pocket but instead of the employees pocket. The ruling came out that the employer was in the right - there was a small stink that was kicked up then it quickly died in usual death that many topics face in the media these days.
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