Special Edition Webinar - Vaccinations and Key Employment Questions for 2021 - March 2021
Join Anderson Lloyd's John Farrow and James Cowan as they discuss the key updates on Employment Law Starting with the new obligations and liabilities for employers under the Employment Triangulation Act. The answer to the question, are you a contractor or employee, can have significant consequences for your clients. John and James will look at the most recent decisions from the Employment Court. Can you ask staff or require them to be vaccinated? Read more below . . .
Description
Are you aware of the KEY changes in Employment law for 2021? In this Special Edition Webinar John Farrow and James Cowan from Anderson Lloyd will discuss those KEY changes, the issue of can you force staff to have a COVID-19 vaccine. What do all the changes mean for accountants and their clients?
Starting with the new obligations and liabilities for employers under the Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Act. If you or your clients ever employ “temps” or have staff on secondment, then you need to be aware of your new obligations and liabilities.
The answer to the question, are you a contractor or employee, can have significant consequences for your clients. John and Jessica will look at the most recent decision from the Employment Court and its impact. They will also discuss the IRD current interpretation that compensatory settlements in employment disputes are genuinely tax free.
With COVID-19 still a significant risk the announcement of a vaccine was fantastic. But can you ask staff or require them to be vaccinated when the vaccine become available? COVID-19 was also the catalyst for the current Bill to increase sick leave from five to 10 days, but what will that mean for your business?
In this Webinar we will cover:
- HR Settlements are they tax free? What is the most recent interpretations from the IRD and its impact?
- Contractor or employee, the Employment Court's most recent decision
- Temps and the Triangular Employment Act, what are your obligations and liabilities?
- Holidays (increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill
- Can you ask your team to get a COVID-19 vaccination?
Presenters
John Farrow
James Cowan