KiwiSaver and total remuneration – there and back again

Employers cannot build their KiwiSaver contributions into the total remuneration of a worker on the minimum wage, where the effect is to take that wage below the statutory minimum – currently $13.75 an hour.

This was confirmed by the Court of Appeal last week. We look at the basis for the decision, and the implications of it.
The decision
The case1 depended on the relationship between section 6 of the Minimum Wage Act (MWA) and section 101B of […]

By | October 1st, 2013 ||

Israel Reports Steep Increase In Sexual Harassment Complaints

Noam Barkan of Ynet News has reported that Israeli Economy Ministry’s EEOC has released the past year’s statistics relating to discrimination charges filed with it.

Workplace sexual harassment complaints increased by 45%; gender discrimination complaints increased by 35%, complaints; religious discrimination complaints increased by 30%; and pregnancy discrimination complaints increased by 26%.

Barkan quoted the EEOC Commissioner Attorney as saying that “Despite the labor market’s progress and the rise in employers’ awareness, there are still employers who […]

By | September 30th, 2013 ||

One Year On: Collective Redundancy (Notification) Act Amendments Reviewed

On March 1 2012 several amendments were made to the Collective Redundancy (Notification) Act. Under the act, an employer must notify the relevant trade unions and the Employee Insurance Agency if it intends to terminate the employment of at least 20 employees within one area within a three-month period based on economic grounds. Termination by mutual consent is now included within the scope of the act. A year has since passed, but the litigation […]

By | September 30th, 2013 ||