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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §4 of Minimum Wage Act, 1983 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | No | 0 | §9 & 10 of Wages Protection Act, 1983 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | No | 0 | §67C, 67D & 67E of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §11B of Minimum Wage Act, 1983 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §67C of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §11B of Minimum Wage Act, 1983 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §43-46 of Holidays Act, 2003 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §16 of Holidays Act, 2003 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §64 & 65 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §66 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §67 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §120 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §69N of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §9 of Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act, 1987 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | §19 of Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | Part 6AA of the Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | No | 0 | §69Y and 69ZB of the Employment Relations Act 2000 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §21, 22 & 74 of the Human Rights Act, 1993 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §9 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §71M of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §71Q of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §49 of Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act, 1987 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §6 of Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §13 of Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §14-16 of Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act, 1987 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §97-106 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §7(1) of New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act, 2001 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | No | 0 | §90-94 of the Social Security Act 2018 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | §20-28 of the Social Security Act 2018 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §27-28 of the Social Security Act 2018 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | No | 0 | §84-89 of the Social Security Act 2018 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §2AAC of Equal Pay Act, 1972 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §62, 92I & 92M of Human Rights Act, 1993; §108, 123 & 128 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §21 and 22 of Human Rights Act, 1993 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | No restrictive legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Act 2018; ISSA Country Profile for New Zealand |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | Section 54 of the Education and Training Act 2020 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | Section 35 of the Education and Training Act 2020 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | No | 0 | Reg. 43 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | Section 98D of the Crimes Act 1961 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §8-11 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §13-18, 32-34 & 40-50 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | §81, 82A-96 of Employment Relations Act, 2000 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §97 of Employee Relations Act, 2000 |
