For statistical purposes, Statistics New Zealand defines full-time as working 30 hours or more per week. You have exactly the same employment rights and responsibilities if you're a part-time or full-time employee. A full-time permanent employee might be someone working 9am to 5pm, five days a week.
Unless otherwise specified, full-time employment is considered to be at least 30 hours of work per week for the purpose of all work policies.
Part-time work means a person works a set number of hours each week, which can range from a few to around 30 hours. Part-time work is a good option if you have family members to look after, are studying or have a main job with irregular hours.
Working Hours
New Zealand does not have a minimum requirement. Common full-time hours are 7.5 hours to 8.0 hours per day. The number of hours worked by an employee, whether more or less than 40 hours a week, must be included in the employment contract.
Maximum hours
Forty hours a week, not including overtime. Not more than five days a week.
Employment legislation doesn't define what full-time or part-time work is, but full-time work is often considered to be around 35 to 40 hours a week. For statistical purposes, Statistics New Zealand defines full-time as working 30 hours or more per week.
Work rights allow most international students to work up to 20 hours per week and full time during scheduled holidays (subject to visa conditions). You can be deported if you are found working more than your approved hours.
Employment agreements must fix the maximum number of hours to be worked by the employee at no more than 40 per week (not including overtime) unless the employer and employee agree otherwise.
The standard working week: 40 hours, five days
If the maximum hours are set at 40 or less, you and your employer must try to arrange your hours so that they're worked on not more than five days of the week.
1pm 30-minute unpaid meal break. mid-afternoon 10-minute paid rest break.
So how does New Zealand compare? Well against Mexico we're not even close - Kiwis clock up 1,762 hours at work a year, 488 hours less than our Mexican counterparts. And while it's slightly less than the OECD average it's still more than our neighbours across the ditch and those in the mother country.
The average salary for a Part Time is $22 in Auckland, New Zealand.
The minimum wages have been revised in New Zealand, with effect from 1 April 2023. The adult minimum wage increases from NZ$21.20 to NZ$22.70 per hour. The starting-out and training minimum wage rates are increased from NZ$16.96 to NZ$18.16 per hour.
According to the latest figures, the average salary in New Zealand per month is 8,200 NZD or 97,300 NZD per year. As of 2023, the gross minimum salary in New Zealand is 21.20 NZD per hour. Salaries range from 24,600 NZD to 434,000 NZD per year and include housing, transport, and other benefits.
There is no general rule preventing a person from having more than one job at the same time. Having more than one job might mean working for a second employer or working in the employee's own business.
6 hours pay of at least time and a half for the first shift, and. 8 hours pay of at least time and a half for the second shift, and. 2 alternative holidays (one each for Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Rest and meal breaks
Employers must pay for minimum rest breaks but don't have to pay for meal breaks. Rest breaks must be a minimum of 10 minutes, and meal breaks at least 30 minutes.
Legislation in 1945 and 1946 made the new 40-hour workweek almost universal, in industry as well as in shops and offices. Relief jobs were abolished and in 1936 and 1937, sustenance payment took the place of relief work, and during those years an average of 20,000 received it.
It wasn't until 1936 when the more limited, 40-hour work week came into legislation with the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act. Today, New Zealand's Minimum Wage Act 1983 sets out a maximum 40-hour, five-day work week as the norm for the country's employment agreements.
There are five PAYE income tax brackets - we explain what they are, how they work and how they affect your take home pay. There are five PAYE tax brackets for the 2021-2022 tax year: 10.50%, 17.50%, 30%, 33% and 39%. Your tax bracket depends on your total taxable income. These are the rates for taxes due in April 2023.
Presently, no OSHA standard to regulate extended and unusual shifts in the workplace exists. A work period of eight consecutive hours over five days with at least eight hours of rest in between shifts defines a standard shift. Any shift that goes beyond this standard is considered to be extended or unusual.
You need to have spent at least 184 days in New Zealand on a resident visa in each of the 2 years immediately before you apply for permanent residence. This 2 year period is the time immediately before you apply for permanent residence, not the 2 years since your resident visa was issued.
Full-time work
Your visa conditions will allow you to work full-time during scheduled breaks in study if all of these apply: you are studying full-time for at least 1 academic year. your course is worth at least 120 credits, and. your course is delivered over a period of at least 8 months (minimum two semesters).
Working holiday visas are available to young people, usually aged 18 to 30, but 18 to 35 in a select few countries. They let you travel and work in New Zealand for up to 12 months, or 23 months if you are from the UK or Canada. If you apply for a 23-month visa, you must provide a General Medical Certificate.