An employee is a person who has agreed to be employed to work for some form of payment under a contract of service.
Permanent Employees (full or part-time)
These are the most common type of employee. Permanent employees have the full set of employment rights and responsibilities.
Permanent Employees (full or part-time)
A fixed-term (temporary) employee’s employment will end on a specified date or when a particular event occurs. A fixed-term employee might be someone who is brought in to replace another employee on parental leave, to cover a seasonal peak or to complete a project.
Casual Employees
‘Casual employee’ isn’t defined in employment legislation, but the term is usually used to refer to a situation where the employee has no guaranteed hours of work, no regular pattern of work, and no ongoing expectation of employment.
Contract work
A contractor is engaged by another party to perform services under a contract for these services. Often this arrangement is of an “as required” nature. i.e. this could be for making a birthday cake or lawn mowing.
*Further Information can be found at https://www.employment.govt.nz/
Still Got Skills has been a concept of mine for a number of years. Originally conceived when I was working in the corporate world and we required casual “skilled” staff for event work. When I found there was no way to link individuals, in particular retired (or those close to retirement) with those in need of skills or even with businesses this idea was born and the website registered.
Now as I too face retirement, I’m able to focus on getting this project underway, with our current employment situation, I sincerely hope it will be beneficial to all.
Mark Robinson – founder, Still Got Skills
Still Got Skills is not just another recruitment website.
This peer to peer platform is intended as a pathway for individuals with skills developed over a lifetime to link with others who require these skills.
You manage your work, interactions and what you charge – you’re now self-employed!
Skills are broad –
The opportunities are as diverse as we as the individuals are!
Register here to promote your skills, knowledge, experience and talents.
Get rewarded by those who need what you have to offer.
Older New Zealanders no longer have to retire or step completely away from the workforce at 65.
Incredibly, there is no enforced retirement age in New Zealand and around one in five senior workers are continuing to work, whether that’s a couple of hours weekly, contracting, consulting, part-time and many are often engaged in full-time work.
This number is predicted to rise to one in three by 2031.
In fact, New Zealand is among the top three of OECD countries when it comes to employment rates for older workers.
Currently, one in five people aged 65-plus are in paid work, not necessarily full-time, but turning up regularly and receiving an income.
It’s predicted these numbers will increase in coming years, up to one in three.
“I like getting up and going to work, I like being part of something, I like being useful, I’ve got skills.
“You know what, I’m only 65, I’m not old. Don’t write us off.”
These were comments made by workers aged 50-plus in a recent survey by the Commission for Financial Capability, the CFFC
https://cffc.govt.nz/about/retirement-commissioner/
“If you’re going to retire at 65 and you live until 95, you haven’t earnt enough money in 40 years to pay for the 30 years.
“What blew us away [though] was that actually as important was the social connectedness and the purpose and the meaning that comes with working.
No liability for payment, workmanship, guarantees or any other considerations is expressed or implied by Still Got Skills.
