This month – resignation or unjustifiable dismissal, and Government developing strategy re supply chain. Read more here
Fair Pay Agreements Bill, compulsory redundancy income insurance scheme – read more here
Minimum wage increases 1 April, Changes to covid-19 traffic light system, reopening the NZ border. Read more here
Return of working holidaymakers a boot to economic recovery, isolation period reduced from 10 to 7 days, third vaccine becomes available. Read more here
Next stage in plan to manage Omicron peak, new Covid-19 payment from 28th Feb, guidance for workplaces with staff impacted by Covid-19. Read more here
This month – Income Insurance Scheme floated, new close contact exemption scheme for critical supply chains, Rapid Antigen Tests, minimum wage increases 1 April 2022. Read more here
Researchers at Oxford have developed a new smart window coating that can be tuned on the fly to emit or reflect heat from the Sun in different amounts, reducing the energy costs of heating and cooling by up to a third. The team says this new design should be relatively simple and inexpensive to implement, but of course it’s not quite ready for prime time just yet. Read more here
Find out about landmark ruling on personal liability, Covid-19 financial support for businesses (short-term absence, and leave support). Read more here
The vaccination assessment tool has finally been published, and this is an article on it. It also deals with third party and client mandated vaccinations.
Download a narrated copy of Rob’s recent presentation re H1 changes (file is 28MB)