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COVID-19 – WAGE SUBSIDY EXTENSION CONSIDERATIONS

19 May 2020 By Tori In News & Announcements No Comments

19 May 2020 – Wage Subsidy Extension - Considerations Last week the government announced an 8 week extension to the wage subsidy scheme, which will be available from 10 June 2020 until 1 September 2020. Eligible employers will need to reapply through Work and Income once their current 12-week subsidy has come to an end. [...]

COVID-19 – THE FURLOUGH PROSPECT

18 May 2020 By Tori In News & Announcements No Comments

Updated 21 May 2020 – To furlough or not to furlough As redundancies become the next anticipated COVID-19 employment surge, keeping staff on extended leave to avoid redundancy may be a fairer and more commercially savvy option. Is furloughing better for job retention than the wage subsidy? Buckettlaw is currently experiencing a surge in redundancy [...]

COVID-19 – EMPLOYEE VS. CONTRACTOR

18 May 2020 By Tori In News & Announcements No Comments

14 May 2020 – COVID-19 Employee or Contractor? Employers versus independent contractors case (Parcel express and Mr Leota) opens the floodgates. A well-timed Employment Court decision confirms that courier drivers are employees and not independent contractors. Whilst the Court said the case was confined to the facts the case will have serious consequences for the [...]

COVID-19 AND REDUNDANCY

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

30 April 2020 – COVID-19 and Redundancy A frequent question that is being asked of our practitioners – “Can I still undertake restructure and/or redundancy activities if I have drawn a wage subsidy?” Yes – within boundaries. Businesses can still undertake restructuring and implement redundancies in the COVID-19 environment. However, that right is still subject to [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: SPOT CHECKS AT LEVEL 3

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

28 April 2020 – Level 3 Alert: New Work Standards and "Spot Checks" Good news is we are moving forward. But it’s not a return to business as before COVID-19. WorkSafe will be doing spot checks and workplace visits under level 3 to ensure that businesses are compliant with level 3 requirements. The paramount concern will [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: WORKPLACE SAFETY AT LEVEL 3

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

24 April 2020 – Workplace Safety Moving into Alert Level 3. Last Friday we sent out an update regarding businesses who may be able to open under Alert Level 3. As we near closer to the transition to Level 3 there are still some questions employers may be asking. Essentially, workers who can work from home must [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: PREPARING FOR LEVEL 3

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

17 April 2020 – Workplaces During Alert Level 3. Key messages in preparing to come out of lock down: A lot of business owners will have sighed some sort of relief at the Prime Minister’s statement yesterday that a lot of businesses will be able to reopen when we move into Alert Level 3. The [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: EMPLOYERS BEWARE OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

6th April 2020 – EMPLOYERS: time to stop and rethink? While the lock down is in place to eradicate the spread of COVID-19, it does not eradicate employers’ legal obligations to act in good faith, be fair and reasonable in the circumstances. The Government subsidy is just a band aid; it does not override or [...]

COVID-19 UPDATE – STATUTORY HOLIDAY EASTER ENTITLEMENTS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

7 April 2020 – Upcoming Statutory Holidays for Easter: Easter COVID-19 Arrangements Alert Due to COVID-19, some employers have had to make changes by agreement with their staff. Below we have outlined how to figure out what your employees are owed for the upcoming statutory holidays. Step 1: Is the employee working during the lockdown [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

New Essential Workers Leave Scheme: On Thursday 2 April the government announced a new essential worker leave scheme to take effect on Monday 6 April 2020 (midday). The objective of the scheme is to ensure that workers in essential business who need to stay home (isolate) are still receiving income when they are able and [...]

COVID-19 – WAGE SUBSIDY EXTENSION CONSIDERATIONS

COVID-19 – THE FURLOUGH PROSPECT

COVID-19 – EMPLOYEE VS. CONTRACTOR

COVID-19 AND REDUNDANCY

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: SPOT CHECKS AT LEVEL 3

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: WORKPLACE SAFETY AT LEVEL 3

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: PREPARING FOR LEVEL 3

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: EMPLOYERS BEWARE OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS

COVID-19 UPDATE – STATUTORY HOLIDAY EASTER ENTITLEMENTS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE

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