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Major change Govt wants to make to workers' sick leave (www.newshub.co.nz)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Xcf456 to c/politics

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Cutting part time workers' sick leave entitlements from the 10 days everyone currently gets to being pro-rated based on how much they work.

*** Also covid vaccines will apparently no longer be free for most people after this month.*** EDIT: this was circulating yesterday, but isn't true so that's good.

And this during the biggest covid wave in 18 months, where hospitals and schools are having to close or reduce capacity because so many staff are sick. What a bunch of ghouls.

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[–] Dave 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

So it is each 12 month period of employment that you get a new up to 10 days per year sick leave.

You can accrue up to 20 days by law (two years worth). But employers don't have to let you accrue any more.

Some employers do accrue sick leave as well though - I think my balance caps out at something like 40 days, so good news if I ever get the big C or something I suppose!

We've had a lot of cancer in the family over the past few years, 40 days isn't gonna be nearly enough I'm afraid.

Edit: oh and

im not as up with the play on this one, but its available for both parents, just to differing amounts I think.

While the wording is a bit funny, the entitlement can go to either parent (but not both). There is unpaid time off (up to a year) and there is paid parental leave (up to 26 weeks, proportionally replaces time off so you can only get 1 year total).

The entitlement is for the primary carer, and the other parent can get "partner's leave" which is super shit, like 2 weeks unpaid. Everyone I've ever heard of has just taken annual leave.

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No 40 days wouldn't go far at all, but 8 weeks paid before having to chew into annual leave would still help ease the stresses a bit. Of course, im lucky to have that much.

[–] Dave 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah for sure, 8 weeks is better than 4 weeks!