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Where an employee does work a public holiday, the employee must be paid at least time-and-a-half for the time worked and is also entitled to an alternative paid holiday. After 6 months of employment an employee is entitled to 5 days' sick leave on pay and paid bereavement leave. The entitlement varies from: [19]
By 17 June 2022, schools across New Zealand were reporting a high rate of sick leaves and a critical shortage of relief teachers due to COVID-19 and winter illnesses. The New Zealand Principals' Federation national president Cherie Taylor-Patel estimated that about 20% of the teaching workforce were absent on a daily basis. [46]
Therefore, after a period of employment, it is reasonable to expect that employers will support employees with sick leave and bereavement leave when required. The Holidays Act 2003 reinforces these principles by attempting to balance fairness between employers and employees, and recognising that, in some areas, existing arrangements may meet ...
People arriving in New Zealand without symptoms of COVID-19 go into a managed isolation facility for at least 14 days. [5] People arriving in New Zealand with symptoms of COVID-19 or who test positive after arrival go into a quarantine facility and are unable to leave their room for at least 14 days. [5] Mandatory self-isolation may be applied.
Labour won the election, and in February 2021 Ardern announced that Matariki would become an annual public holiday with a variable date (June or July). [11] The Matariki Public Holiday Bill received royal assent on 11 April 2022. [12] The first Matariki public holiday was observed on 24 June 2022. [13]
Sick leave (also called medical leave in India) is the leave that an employee is legally entitled to when the employee is out of work due to illness. Medical leaves can be taken for a minimum of 0.5 to a maximum of 12 working days with 100% pay or a maximum of 24 days with 50% pay per employee per year.
The Holidays Act 2003 gives employees 11 public holidays, 4 weeks of annual leave, 5 sick days, and 3 days bereavement leave. The Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 gives employees 14 weeks (though increasing to 16 weeks as of 1 April 2015) of government funded parental (maternity) leave (maximum $504 per week). [ 11 ]
15 August – COVID-19 in New Zealand: The last remaining COVID-19 public health requirements—namely the seven-day mandatory isolation period for positive cases, and the wearing of face masks in healthcare settings—are removed at 12:01 am. [88] 16 August – Lauren Dickason is found guilty for murdering her three daughters in 2021. [89]