Workplace Relations and Safety – 2023
Titles of documents the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety received from MBIE in 2023.
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 Appointment and Honours Committee (APH) briefings and 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
December 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2324-1154 |
WRSP Officials meeting 4 December 2023 |
1 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1142 |
Draft Cabinet Paper – 100-day action plan: Extending the availability of 90-day trials to all employers |
1 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1169 |
Final Cabinet Paper – 100-day action plan: Extending the availability of 90-day trials to all employers |
5 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-0945 |
Paid Parental Leave: Background and Next Steps for Manifesto Commitment |
7 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1140 |
Final Cabinet Paper – Fair Pay Agreement Act Repeal Bill: Approval for Introduction |
7 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1177 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 07 December 2023 |
7 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1182 |
WRS Officials meeting 11 December 2023 |
8 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1362 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
13 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1155 |
Employment Relations Education – December 2023 course approval round |
13 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1312 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 14 December 2023 |
14 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1252 |
Meeting with E Tū on 19 December 2023 |
14 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1043 |
Approach to pay equity |
14 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1102 |
Addressing migrant exploitation in New Zealand |
15 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1299 |
WRS Officials meeting 18 December 2023 |
15 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1073 |
How the definition of ‘employee’ affects certainty for organisations and protections for low paid workers |
19 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-0986 |
Briefing to Incoming Ministers: The All-of-Government response to Gloriavale |
20 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1190 |
WorkSafe New Zealand Quarterly Report to 30 September 2023 |
21 December |
MBIE |
| 2324-1053 |
Addressing modern slavery and worker exploitation in supply chains |
21 December |
MBIE |
November 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2324-0973 |
Briefing for the Incoming Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
27 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0920 |
Fiscal sustainability options for the Workplace Relations and Safety portfolio |
27 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-1084 |
Final Cabinet Paper - Repeal of the Fair Pay Agreement Legalisation |
28 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0988 |
WorkSafe New Zealand - Your Roles and Responsibilities |
28 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0918 |
Repeal of the Fair Pay Agreements legislation |
28 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0963 |
Expanding 90-day trial periods |
29 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0890 |
WorkSafe New Zealand’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 |
29 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0956 |
Minimum Wage Review 2023 – Setting the 2024 rate and draft review for approval |
30 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-1130 |
Information on the Mt Cook case |
30 November |
MBIE |
| 2324-0962 |
Remuneration Authority’s review of Members of Parliament’s pay |
30 November |
MBIE |
October 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2324-0668 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 05-October 2023 |
5 October |
MBIE |
| 2324-0840 |
Employment Relations Education – September 2023 course approval round |
6 October |
MBIE |
| 2324-0790 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 12-October 2023 |
12 October |
MBIE |
| 2324-0767 |
2023 October Baseline Update Submission – Vote Labour Market – Workplace Relations and Safety Portfolio |
20 October |
MBIE |
September 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2324-0487 |
Proactive release of Cabinet paper- Adventure Activities Amendment Regulations |
6 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0505 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 7 September 2023 |
7 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0664 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 07-September 2023 |
7 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0697 |
Amendment to the Code of Good Faith in Collective Bargaining |
13 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0745 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
13 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0506 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 14 September 2023 |
14 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0597 |
Indicative timeframe for remaining policy advice and to introduce a pay gap reporting Bill |
14 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0754 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
14 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0665 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 14-September 2023 |
14 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0507 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 21 September 2023 |
21 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0666 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 21-September 2023 |
21 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0798 |
Pay Transparency Phase One papers proactive release |
25 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0692 |
Industrial Relations Foundation: Funding Recommendations from Steering Group |
27 September |
MBIE |
| 2324-0667 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 28-September 2023 |
28 September |
MBIE |
August 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2223-4437 |
WorkSafe BIM – Entity Performance and Investment |
1 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0273 |
Further Funding for WorkSafe’s Whakaari/White Island Prosecutions |
2 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0418 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 03 August 2023 |
3 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0419 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 10 August 2023 |
10 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0272 |
Further Funding for Worksafe's Whakaari/White Island Prosecutions |
16 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0370 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 17-August 2023 |
17 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0502 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 17 August 2023 |
17 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0503 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 24 August 2023 |
24 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0593 |
Summary of progress in the Associate Workplace Relations and Safety portfolio |
24 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0448 |
Workplace Relations and Safety Policy work programme update – July 2023 |
28 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0605 |
Employment Relations Education August 2023 Approval |
28 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0142 |
Ratification of Convention 138: Minimum Age – Next steps |
29 August |
MBIE |
| 2223-4381 |
2023 reports on ratified International Labour Conventions: approval of proposed responses to social partners and to submit |
29 August |
MBIE |
| 2223-4449 |
2023 reports on unratified fundamental International Labour Conventions: approval of proposed responses to social partners and to submit |
29 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0616 |
Funding Solutions to Address WorkSafe Baseline Pressures and Whakaari Prosecution Costs |
30 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0491 |
WorkSafe New Zealand Quarterly Report to 30 June 2023 |
31 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0504 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 31 August 2023 |
31 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0673 |
Talking Points to Support Cabinet Discussion of WorkSafe Funding Solutions Cabinet Paper |
31 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0653 |
AM Letter to NACEW as Pay Transparency Advisory Group |
31 August |
MBIE |
| 2324-0647 |
NACEW meeting 6 September - Agenda and Talking points |
31 August |
MBIE |
July 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2223-4397 |
WRS Officials meeting 03 July 2023 |
3 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4416 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 06 July 2023 |
6 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0068 |
Information on the Fair Pay Agreement System and Implementation |
6 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4320 |
Amendments to the Adventure Activities Regulations – Updated LEG paper for secondary Ministerial consultation |
11 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4417 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 13 July 2023 |
11 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0002 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 13-July 2023 |
12 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0121 |
The Plan of Action against Forced Labour, People Trafficking and Slavery – Implementation Report June 2023 |
17 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0150 |
WRS Associate Officials meeting 17 July 2023 |
17 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4470 |
Workplace Relations and Safety Policy work programme update – June 2023 |
20 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0003 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 20-July 2023 |
20 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0147 |
2023 International Labour Conference: Approval of Government Delegates’ Report to Parliament |
20 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4418 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 20 July 2023 |
20 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0264 |
Meeting with World Vision and Air New Zealand about modern slavery reforms |
24 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0161 |
Adventure Activities - Final LEG paper and talking points |
26 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0227 |
WRS Officials meeting 25 July 2023 |
26 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0224 |
WRS Officials meeting 25 July 2023 |
26 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0194 |
Extending Maritime New Zealand's designation under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Designation Instrument |
26 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4419 |
MBIE Health and Safety Weekly Report Week ending 27 July 2023 |
27 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0004 |
MBIE Workplace Relations Weekly Report week ending 27-July 2023 |
27 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0319 |
Modern slavery legislation announcement |
27 July |
MBIE |
| 2223-4340 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
31 July |
MBIE |
| 2324-0249 |
WRS Associate Officials meeting 31 July 2023 |
31 July |
MBIE |
February 2023
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date sent to Minister |
Author |
| 2223-2241 |
Draft Departmental Report on Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill |
2 February |
MBIE |
| 2223-2318 |
2023 Bali Process |
2 February |
MBIE |
