{"id":226366,"date":"2024-04-22T17:44:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T04:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=226366"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T06:45:44","slug":"employment-relations-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/employment\/employment-relations-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Employment Relations Act: Key Sections and Implications for Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Employment Relations Act 2000<\/em><\/a> is one of the key pieces of legislation that employers should understand. This Act governs the relationship between employers, employees and other groups, including unions. Further, the Act also establishes a personal grievance process, for when you and your employees are in a dispute. This process outlines what court systems are available to solve these relationship disputes. If you and your employee cannot resolve the issue between yourselves, you may need to rely on the court system. This article explains the key sections of the Employment Relations Act<\/em> and how to ensure you effectively enforce employment standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Related Legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Employment Relations Act<\/em> (the ‘Act’) is the main piece of employment law legislation that you, as an employer, should be aware of. That said, you, as an employer, need to be aware of other legislative instruments that govern different aspects of employment law. The main pieces of legislation that you should be aware of are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n