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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Guest Opinion
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Amendments to Holidays Act ensure tough times ahead for SMEs

OPINION: Despite their best intentions, some employers have found themselves in hot water after misinterpreting regulations.

Local SMEs are grappling with unnecessarily complex legislation for a business of their size.

Ben Thompson Sat, 17 Dec 2022

New Zealand has one of the world’s most complex annual leave frameworks. New Zealand's Holidays Act Taskforce was established to suggest improvements to the Act, however missed a key opportunity to lift business productivity amid talk of a looming recession.

Traditionally, translating the

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Ben Thompson Sat, 17 Dec 2022
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