Workplace Relations and Safety
The Minister and Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety are proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.
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The following lists are as accurate as possible at the time of publishing and may be updated or added to. This list includes papers received from the Minister’s reporting agency where the Minister and Associate Minister are the main recipients. Papers received from other agencies, or where a paper has been referred to the Minister by another Minister, are not included in this list.
Titles of briefings that accompany responses to Official Information Act requests to the Minister are not included in this list.
Some information has been withheld for the following reasons:
- National security or defence
- Commercial information
- Confidentiality
- Likely otherwise to damage the public interest
- Confidential advice to Government
- Free and frank expression of opinion
- Legal professional privilege
- Negotiations
May 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date sent to Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013270 | Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report - Week ending Thursday 1 May 2025 | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013325 | Defining 'critical risk' | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013369 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010197 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013393 | Draft Cabinet paper for Ministerial consultation – Health and safety reform further legislative changes. | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012592 | Approval of brief for Government Delegates to the 2025 International Labour Conference | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013381 | Cover paper - Cabinet LEG paper - Employment Relations Amendment Bill | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013272 | Talking Points for Cabinet - Cabinet Paper to Introduce the Equal Pay Amendment Bill | 1 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012729 | Workplace Relations and Safety Policy work programme update - April 2025 | 2 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013313 | Holidays Act Reform Updated penalties advice and products to support Cabinet paper consultation | 2 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013508 | Proactive release of papers relating to the 30-day rule | 5 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013589 | WorkSafe New Zealand Board - Letters of Nomination | 5 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009557 | Remuneration Authority - Proposed approach to appointments | 6 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013595 | Proactive Release of Cabinet Paper: Reviewing Policy Settings [Equal Pay Act] | 7 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013550 | Workplace relations and Safety Weekly Report - Week ending 8 May 2025 | 8 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013588 | Aide Memoire - Meeting with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions | 8 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013690 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 9 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013565 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 12 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013908 | Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report - Week ending 15 May 2025 | 15 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013050 | Estimates Examination 2025-26 - Draft responses to Vote Labour Market Standard Estimates Questionnaire - Workplace Relations and Safety Portfolio | 15 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013317 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 15 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013194 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 15 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014502 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 21 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013846 | Approval of draft Government statements for possible examination at the 2025 International Labour Conference | 21 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014337 | Workplace Relations and Safety weekly report, week ending 22 May 2025 | 22 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013993 | Voting on Maritime Labour Convention Code amendments at the 2025 International Labour Conference | 22 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013970 | Parental leave payment rate adjustment 2025 | 23 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013841 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 26 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013370 | Estimates Examination 2025/26: Draft Responses to the Supplementary Written Questions - WRS portfolio | 27 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014228 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 27 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014165 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 29 May | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014660 | Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report- week ending 29 May 2025 | 29 May | MBIE |
April 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date sent to Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012318 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 2 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012107 | Further Advice on Maritime Labour Convention Proposals | 2 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012036 | Advice on options to limit the health and safety duties for small, low-risk businesses | 3 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009835 | 2024/25 Supplementary and 2025/26 Main Estimates – Vote LM – Workplace Relations and Safety | 3 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012097 | Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report – Week ending 3 April 2025 | 3 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012151 | Holidays Act reform workshop three - Final policy decisions and additional documents | 4 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011576 | 2024/25 Supplementary and 2025/26 Main Estimates – Vote LM | 7 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011646 | Draft paper seeking Cabinet agreement to introduce the Equal Pay Amendment Bill | 9 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012415 | Workplace Relations and safety Weekly Report - for the week ending April 10 2025 | 10 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012688 | Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report – Week ending 17 April 2025 | 16 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012551 | Draft material to support the introduction and parliamentary stages of the Equal Pay Amendment Bill | 16 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012039 | Work Health and Safety Reform: Detailed policy decisions for your Health and Safety at Work Reform Bill | 16 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012995 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper Health and Safety Reform: System-wide Changes | 23 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012366 | 2025/26 Letter of Expectations for WorkSafe New Zealand | 23 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013055 | Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report – week ending April 23 2025 | 24 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012685 | Holidays Act Reform Workshop Four: 1 May 2025 | 24 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013188 | Aide Memoire to support Minister's meeting with WorkSafe Chair and Executives | 24 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013257 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 30 April | MBIE |
March 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date sent to Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010177 | Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill: Departmental Report | 3 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010329 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 6 March 2025 | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010710 | Draft Cabinet paper for Ministerial Consultation – Removing the 30-day rule and reducing the related information disclosure and employer obligations. | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010662 | Work Health and Safety Reform: WorkSafe Expectations and Operational Improvements | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010457 | Holidays Act reform workshop two - Final policy decisions | 10 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011035 | Lodging Cabinet paper 1: Health and Safety Reform: system-wide changes | 12 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010692 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 13 March 2025 | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011106 | Health and safety reform: system-wide changes | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011080 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 14 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010678 | Proactive Release of Minimum Wage Order 2025 papers | 17 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010471 | Holidays Act reform - March policy briefing | 19 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011241 | WorkSafe New Zealand: Proposed changes to monitoring approach | 20 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011312 | Summary of Submissions for the Health and Safety Public Consultation | 20 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011083 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 20 March 2025 | 20 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011204 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 21/03/2025 | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011934 | Holidays Act Reform Workshop Three: 2 April 2025 | 27 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011629 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Weekly Report - Week ending 27 March 2025 | 27 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010184 | Employment Relations Education - March 2025 Course Re-approval Round | 27 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010969 | Workplace Relations and Safety Policy work programme update – March 2025 | 31 March | MBIE |
February 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date sent to Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007523 | Approval to submit New Zealand’s General Survey response to the International Labour Organization | 3 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008883 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 5 February 2025 | 5 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008850 | Holidays Act reform workshop one - Final policy decisions and updated documents | 7 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008203 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 11 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009201 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 13 February 2025 | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007841 | 2025 MBU Submission - Vote LM - WR&S | 17 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009088 | 2024/25 Mid-Year Performance Report - Workplace Relations & Safety Portfolio | 18 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009062 | Draft Departmental Report – Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009574 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 20 February 2025 | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009639 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 24 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009815 | Reforming work health and safety law and regulation | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008177 | Proposed Government positions for the Special Tripartite Commitee on the Maritime Labour Convention | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008455 | Workplace Relations and Safety Policy work programme update – February 2025 | 27 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009086 | Consultation on Request to give support workers additional restructuring protections | 27 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010016 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 27 February 2025 | 27 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009860 | Holidays Act Reform Workshop Two: 5 March 2025 | 27 February | MBIE |
January 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date sent to Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007323 | Advice on the transitional provision for the personal grievance income threshold | 15 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008015 | Employment Relations Amendment (Partial Strikes) Bill: Initial Briefing | 15 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008163 | Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill - Member's Bill - Initial Briefing.docx | 16 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008125 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 21 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008192 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 22 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008022 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 23 January 2025 | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008352 | Holidays Act Reform Policy Design Workshop 1.30 January 2025 | 24 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008381 | Additional information regarding the subcontracting criterion in the new gateway test | 29 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008363 | MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Weekly Report - Week ending 30 January 2025 | 30 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008194 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 30 January | MBIE |
Previous years
In this section
Workplace Relations and Safety – 2024
Titles of documents the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety received from MBIE in 2024.
Workplace Relations and Safety – 2023
Titles of documents the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety received from MBIE in 2023.
Workplace Relations and Safety – 2022
Titles of documents the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety received from MBIE in 2022.
Workplace Relations and Safety – 2021
Titles of documents the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety received from MBIE in 2021.
Workplace Relations and Safety – 2020
Titles of documents the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety received from MBIE in 2020.
Last updated: 11 June 2025