News and releases

Aotearoa New Zealand is on a journey to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and this will bring changes to how we all live, work and get around.

The Prime Minister has announced that the adult minimum wage will be rising to $22.70 per hour from 1 April 2023.

Applications are now open for the $4,000 fog cannon subsidy for small retail businesses that want a fog cannon installed.

Kahn David Ratcliffe, an unregistered motor vehicle trader, was convicted last week for breaching the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (MVSA).

The Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) system is now up and running, as of 1 December 2022.

The Fair Pay Agreements Bill has been passed into law, with the new bargaining system to take effect on 1 December 2022.

Improved working conditions for workers in the screen industry is now a reality with the Screen Industry Workers Act passing into law.

New guidance published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today advises most seismically vulnerable buildings are not imminently dangerous and can remain occupied while seismic remediation work is planned, funded and undertaken.

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety announced today that parental leave payments will increase by 6.33% from Friday, 1 July 2022, to reflect the 6.33% rise in the average weekly earnings.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has recently released the National Survey of Employment Intentions (NSEI). This reports on changes in workforce size and composition, and workplace arrangements between March 2020 and 6 and 12 months later.