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Changes to remedies in personal grievances process

04 December 2024

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden has announced upcoming changes to the Employment Relations Act to strengthen employee accountability in the personal grievances process.

Employment regulation

More flexible dismissal process for high-income employees

29 November 2024

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden has announced an upcoming change to the Employment Relations Act that will enable employers to ensure they have the right fit for their high impact leadership and specialist roles.

Employment regulation

Feedback wanted on ACC’s occupational diseases list

30 October 2024

MBIE is seeking feedback on proposed additions to the list of diseases covered under ACC where there is a link to workplace exposure.

ACC

Increased certainty for contractors coming

17 September 2024

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has announced upcoming changes to the Employment Relations Act to provide greater certainty for contractors and businesses.

Employment regulation

Action plan to get more people into employment

28 August 2024

Supporting more people into work so they can lead happier, healthier and more productive lives is the vision at the heart of the Government’s new Employment Action Plan, released by Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston.

Labour market and skills Provincial development Employment and skills

Major health and safety consultation begins

14 June 2024

A substantial consultation on work health and safety is now open.

Health and safety

Parental leave payments to increase from 1 July 2024

11 June 2024

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety announced today that from 1 July 2024, parental leave payments will increase.

Employment regulation Employment and skills

Holidays Act update

06 June 2024

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has made a progress announcement on fixing the Holidays Act 2003.

Employment regulation Business

Change to height and volume of dams impacted by the dam safety regulations

05 April 2024

The Government has listened to feedback and has made a change to the size of dams impacted by the regulations, to reduce the number of dams that need to comply.

Health and safety Building and construction regulation

Final changes to ACC’s Accredited Employers Programme confirmed

02 April 2024

Changes to ACC’s Accredited Employers Programme (AEP) aim to deliver a better experience for businesses and workers whose work injury claims are handled by the organisation directly, rather than through ACC.

ACC

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