Earthquake factsheets available from Community Law Canterbury

Community Law Canterbury has prepared three fact sheets based on earthquake-related inquiries at the law centre. These fact sheets cover employment, insurance and tenancy law issues and are available from http://www.canlaw.org.nz

Some questions answered are:

• Can my employer require me to take annual leave because the workplace is closed?
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• What does the Earthquake Commission cover?
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• I’m renting but the house I live in has been damaged by the earthquake. What should I do?
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There is a lot of good information available from government agencies and other organisations, and these fact sheets are intended to complement existing sources of earthquake-related information. They are free to download and distribute, and they will be updated if the need arises.

Community Law Canterbury worked together with Tenants Protection Association (Inc) Christchurch to compile the tenancy fact sheet.

Mollie Howarth, Service Manager of Christchurch Area Citizens Advice said Citizens Advice Bureaux around the region will find the factsheets very useful.

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