Legislation

Legislation

Health and Safety Act
Do you want to know more about the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act). The Department of Labour has excellent information and details around all aspects of Health and Safety in the workplace for both the employer and employee. go here>


Employment Relations
The Department of Labour provides information and support to employers and employees.  This information also talks about Holiday, Sick and Bereavement entitilements and working Public Holidays. go here>


New - Flexible Working Arrangements, Amendment Act 2007
Everything you need to know about the new Act that came into affect on the 1st July 2008. The Act provides certain employees with the right to request a variation to their hours of work, days of work, or place of work. go here>


Harassment and bullying in the workplace 
Harassment and bullying is unacceptable in the workplace. Harassment is seen as unwelcome comments or conduct or gesture that are insulting, intimidating, humiliating, malicious, degrading or offensive. Bullying is ongoing unreasonable behaviour which is often intended to humiliate or undermine the recipient but is not specifically unlawful. If this type of behavior is happening to you or a work mate or is in your workplace, this link will help you address this quickly and the steps you can take…go here>


SPAM and the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007
Do you need to understand more about the above Act, the Department of Internal Affairs has an excellent resource on what SPAM is and what the Government is doing about it. One part of the strategy is the creation of the Unsolicited Electronic Messaging Act 2007, which covers, email, SMS and MMS.  A must read. go here> 


Smokefree Environment Act 1990
We all know about the Smokefree Act,  in and around our workplaces and that (with some limited exceptions) it must be 100 percent smokefree. This includes licensed premises, factories, offices, warehouses, ‘smoko’ rooms and work canteens.
The link we have found is specifically for the smokefree workplace and the obligations of both the employer and employee.  If you want to know the history of the Act or more details, this link is a good resource. go here>


Privacy Act 1993
The Privacy Act was passed in April 1993. The Act applies to almost every person, business or organisation in New Zealand. It sets out 12 information privacy principles, which guide how personal information can be collected, used, stored and disclosed. To know more check out this link. go here>