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Waitangi Day and Mondayisation
Those who work a Monday to Friday job will be looking forward to a long weekend. While Waitangi Day falls on a Saturday this year, the public holiday is taken on the following Monday.
Possible Increase to Sick Leave Entitlement
The Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill 2020 (Bill) was introduced on 1 December 2020. The Bill proposes to increase employee sick leave entitlements from five days to ten.
Data Privacy Day – 28 January 2021
Data Privacy Day is “an international effort … to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust”. [1] It serves as an important reminder to both individuals and agencies who collect personal information.
Court Insurance Case – IAG
Recent Supreme Court Insurance Case – IAG New Zealand Limited v Moore [2020] NZSC 122 Mr Moore’s house suffered damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake in the amount of $2. 08 million.
New Privacy Act 2020
The new Privacy Act 2020 (New Act) came into force on 1 December 2020. There are some key changes in the New Act which help to bring New Zealand’s privacy law into the 21st century.
IRD cracking down on property sales
While New Zealand does not have a comprehensive capital gains tax, we do have a capital gains tax in relation to property known as the bright-line test.