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Employment

The materials in this section represent general guidance only and are not a substitute for specific legal, governance, or personnel/industrial relations advice.

Being a good employer

Who is and what is the role of the employer?

Obligations as a good employer under the State Sector Act

Holidays and leave

Employee entitlements

Public holidays

Bereavement leave

Acts of relevance to employment

Employment Relations Act 2000: What is good faith?

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Duties of officers

Children's Act 2014: Safety checking workers

Complaints

What happens when an employee’s competence is questioned?

Complaints from parents

How do you deal with a harassment complaint?

Personal grievance

What is a personal grievance?

What is discrimination under the Employment Relations Act?

What if someone other than the employer harasses an employee?

What is racial harassment under the Employment Relations Act?

What is sexual harassment under the Employment Relations Act?

Mandatory reporting

When must a principal report the dismissal or departure of a teacher to the Teaching Council?

Mandatory reporting of possible serious misconduct

Employment: various

How should staff illness and incapacity be dealt with?

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