Second Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group.

Third Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Battalion Group.

Fourth Otago and Southland Battalion Group.

Fifth Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group.

Seventh Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group.

Army Reserve soldiers bring the valuable and unique skills they learn and practice in the Army back to their civilian workplaces.

For Employers

Rights and Obligations

The Employers Responsibility:

Under Part One of the Volunteers Employer Protection Act (VEPA) the Employer must:

Allow the employee up to 21 days unpaid leave for routine part-time service such as weekend training exercises, evening training or annual field exercises.

Allow the employee up to 90 days unpaid leave for whole-time service such as Recruit Training, Initial Officer Training or short-term operational service.

The Employees Responsibility:

In order to be eligable for employment protection and leave from their civilian employer, the employee must:

Provide a minimum of 14 days verbal notice to their employer for part-time and whole-time service training.

Provide a minimum of 28 days written notice for overseas service.

Read the Volunteers Employer Protection Act (VEPA) in full.

This page was last reviewed on 31 August 2009, and is current.