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.
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0800 20 90 20
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http://www.ers.govt.nz |
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