Written individual employment agreement (IEA) — mandatory in writing for every employee under the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Employer must hold a signed copy or current signed terms, s 64), with mandatory content set out in s 65: description of work, place of work, agreed hours, pay, and a plain-language explanation of how to resolve employment relationship problems, including the 90-day window to raise a personal grievance.
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INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (FULL-TIME / PART-TIME)
This Agreement is made between (NZBN ), the "Employer", and , the "Employee", and takes effect from .
1. POSITION AND DUTIES 1.1. The Employee is employed as "" at , on a basis. 1.2. Description of work:
2. HOURS OF WORK 2.1. Agreed hours and days of work: 2.2. Under section 67C of the Employment Relations Act 2000, this Agreement records the number of guaranteed hours and the days and times the Employee is required to work; this Agreement contains no "zero-hours" provision requiring availability without a corresponding guarantee of hours or compensation, which section 67D prohibits.
3. PAY 3.1. Pay rate: , paid . This must be no less than the applicable minimum wage in force at the time of payment.
4. LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS 4.1. 4.2. The Employee is entitled to the minimum leave entitlements under the Holidays Act 2003: 4 weeks' paid annual holidays per year, 10 days' paid sick leave per year (after the qualifying period), bereavement leave, family violence leave, and 12 public holidays.
5. KIWISAVER 5.1. The Employer will make KiwiSaver employer contributions at % of the Employee's gross salary or wages (subject to the Employee's KiwiSaver status), in accordance with the KiwiSaver Act 2006.
6. TERMINATION 6.1. Either party may end this Agreement by giving weeks' written notice, or as otherwise agreed, subject to any separate 90-day trial period clause and any applicable disciplinary process.
7. RESOLVING PROBLEMS 7.1. 7.2. Under section 65 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, this Agreement must, and does, explain in plain language how to resolve employment relationship problems, including that a personal grievance must generally be raised within 90 days of the problem arising.
8. RECORD KEEPING 8.1. The Employer holds a signed copy of this Agreement, or the current signed terms and conditions, as required by section 64 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. Failing to retain a written agreement can result in an infringement fee of up to NZ$1,000 per employee imposed by a Labour Inspector.
SIGNATURES Employer ______________ / on behalf of / Employee ______________ / / Date:
This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. New Zealand employment, privacy, consumer, food-safety, and work health & safety law combines the Employment Relations Act 2000, the Holidays Act 2003 (under active reform via the proposed Employment Leave Bill), the Privacy Act 2020, the Consumer Guarantees Act 1986, the Fair Trading Act 1986, the Food Act 2014, and the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 — several of which are mid-reform as of mid-2026 and change on fixed dates that this template flags but does not resolve for you. Have it reviewed and adapted by a lawyer or Employment New Zealand before use, check current guidance and free official templates at employment.govt.nz (including the Employment Agreement Builder at eab.business.govt.nz), and confirm the minimum wage and any other statutory rate in force on the date of use (rates change every 1 April).
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