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The Project Employment Programme (PEP) or PEP scheme was set up by the Department of Labour in New Zealand 'to give subsidised, short-term public sector employment for job seekers'. [1] It began in August 1980 and mostly finished in August 1986. [1] At its peak there were more than 50,000 people employed.
The New Zealand Employment Relations Act 2000 (sometimes known by its acronym, ERA) is a statute of the Parliament of New Zealand. It was substantially amended by the Employment Relations (Validation of Union Registration and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2001 and by the ERAA (No 2) 2004.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (abbr. MBIE; Māori: Hīkina Whakatutuki) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic productivity and business growth.
The Department was established under the Liberal Government of New Zealand in 1891 as the Bureau of Industries with Edward Tregear as its sole employee. [2] The following year, when W. Pember Reeves was appointed the first Minister of Labour, the department changed its name to the Department of Labour. [3]
New Zealand also has 11 annual public holidays and an employee is entitled to these days off work on pay, if they are days when the employee would normally work. [18] 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.
An op-ed in Crain's in April 2013 recommended that companies look to employee referral to speed the recruitment process for purple squirrels, which are rare candidates considered to be "perfect" fits for open positions. [4] The employee typically receives a referral bonus, and is widely acknowledged as being cost-effective.
The government employees that are covered by the new amendment are in executive agencies or in positions in the U.S. Postal Service and Postal Rate Commission. [ 5 ] Classification Act of 1949 : established the classification standards program, this law states that positions are to be classified based on the duties and responsibilities assigned ...
Adecco New Zealand is one of the largest providers of employment placement and recruitment services in New Zealand. The company employs about 90 employees across 10 offices all over the country, with headquarters in Auckland. Adecco is part of Adecco Personnel Ltd, [1] which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss-based Adecco Group. [2]