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Leaving or losing your job
No. There’s no set age when people have to retire. Your employer also can’t make you retire just because you’ve reached a particular age.
There’s no special legal process for retiring – instead, you just resign from your job in the normal way.
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Starting and leaving a job
Community Law
Your local Community Law Centre can provide you with free initial legal advice.
Find your local Community Law Centre online: www.communitylaw.org.nz/our-law-centres
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The Employment website of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment publishes a range of information on employment relations and minimum rights at work.
Website: www.employment.govt.nz
Phone: 0800 20 90 20
Starting a job: www.employment.govt.nz/starting-employment/
Leaving a job: www.employment.govt.nz/ending-employment/
Te Kauae Kaimahi/
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi is the umbrella body for affiliated unions covering every job and industry in New Zealand. It can provide information about which union may cover the type of work you do.
Website: www.union.org.nz
Email: info@nzctu.org.nz
Phone: (04) 385 1334
New Zealand Prostitutes Collective
The New Zealand Prostitutes Collective is a nationwide organisation run by sex workers for sex workers. They provide information and services for people who are doing sex work or thinking about doing sex work.
Website: www.nzpc.org.nz
Email: info@nzpc.org.nz
Phone: 04 382 8791
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_nzpc/
Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG)
UNEMIG or Union Network of Migrants is an association of migrant workers within FIRST Union.
Website: www.unemig.org.nz
Email: unemig@firstunion.org.nz
Phone: 0800 863 477
Migrant Workers Association
The Migrant Workers Association NZ fights for migrant workers’ rights and against injustice and exploitation in the workplace.
Website: migrantworkers.org.nz
Email: help@migrantworkers.org.nz
Phone: 0800 863 477
Facebook: www.facebook.com/migrantworkersassociationaotearoa/
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