Employing people

All about employment

Employment Hub

The employment hub provides information, advice, and support to promote positive employment relationships between employers and employees in Mana Whaikaha, the MidCentral prototype. Through the employment hub, you can access:

information (including your legal rights and obligations as an employer and employee, best practice for employers, and useful templates)
an orientation to the MidCentral prototype for potential employers and employees
employment advice for employers and employees
access to training for care and support workers and to be an employer
access to unions
dispute resolution processes for employers and employees.

If you have any questions about employment or any of the above, please email us at info@manawhaikaha.co.nz or phone 0800 626 255 (0800 MANA55).

Employing people

If you are thinking about employing and/or contracting people in Mana Whaikaha, you will find the following employment guides useful.

They were developed with help from Enabling Good Lives Waikato.

The Guide to Employing Staff gives you information on what you will need to do if you employ or contract people in MidCentral.

Download the EGL Waikato Employment Guide (PDF, 396 KB, 22 pages)
The Guide to payment, KiwiSaver and other IRD related matter give you information on what you will need to do if you employ people in MidCentral.

Download the Guide to payment, KiwiSaver, and other IRD related matters. (PDF, 294 KB, 10 pages)

If you need any more information on employment or contracting in MidCentral, you can contact the Mana Whaikaha team and we can arrange for someone to assist you.