Let's Talk Law! - Session 3: Employment rights
Schedule
Tue Sep 23 2025 at 08:00 am to 09:00 am
UTC+12:00Location
Fred Hollows Room, 262 North Road, North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand 9010 | Dunedin, OT
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Landlords, Break-ups, Bosses - Let’s talk law! Free community legal info sessions on tenancy, family law & employment rights.
Get answers you can actually use - and ask the questions you’ve always wondered.
Session 3: Employment rights - 23rd September
During an interview
- What questions can be asked
- What to do if you feel like you have been discriminated against
Are you an employee?
- Employment law only applies to employees in NZ
- Workers that aren’t employees
Employment agreements
- Information that should be in employment agreements
- Why you need one
- Different types of employment agreements: Permanent, Fixed term, Casual, Seasonal
Your minimum rights as an employee:
- Holiday pay
- Minimum wage
- Parental leave
- The right to not be discriminated in the workplace
- A healthy and safe working environment.
- Both parties must treat each other in good faith – honesty and openness
Issues once employed
- Leaving: Notice terms in employment
- Dismissal: When they can fire you; Processes they must follow
- Raising a personal grievance: What is a personal grievance; Actions that qualify as personal grievances; Process for dealing with personal grievance
Other sessions in this series:
Session 1:
Tenancy rights for landlords and renters
9th September
Session 2:
Family law
16th September
If there’s something specific you’d like covered,
email: [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Fred Hollows Room, 262 North Road, North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand 9010, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
