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New online guide to 90-day trial employment periods

Employment Relation Service,

From 1 March 2009, employers who employ 19 or fewer employees are able to employ new employees on a trial period of up to 90 calendar days.

To help answer questions about the new legislation, the Department of Labour's Employment Relation Service has published an information web page:

www.ers.dol.govt.nz/relationships/trialperiod.html

The page contains an explanation of how trial periods work and answers questions such as:

• If I am an employee, will the trial period apply to me?
• If I am an employer, will I be able to offer a trial period to new employees?
• What services are available if there is a problem during the trial period?

The service also offers a printer-friendly fact sheet.

If you have further questions or concerns related to trial periods, please contact the Department of Labour on freephone 0800 20 90 20.

Contact person	Department of Labour
Postal address
Phone	0800 20 90 20
Website address	http://www.ers.govt.nz
Submitted by	Ns