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Employment and skills
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Employment legislation reviews
- Employment Relations Act 2000 amendments
- Holidays Act reform
- Increasing the minimum sick leave entitlement
- Workplace relations in the screen industry
- Forced Labour Protocol
- Extending paid parental leave
- Equal Pay Amendment Act
- Law change for Easter Sunday shop trading
- Employment Standards Legislation Act
- Proposed Accident Compensation Appeal Tribunal
- Accident compensation dispute resolution review
- Reviewing regulated ACC payments for treatment
- Employment Relations Amendment Act
- Minimum wage reviews
- Sex work in New Zealand
- Changes to the process for setting pay for Members of Parliament
- Security officers – additional employment protections
- Matariki
- Updating Accident Compensation Review Costs Regulations
- Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day
- Changes to ACC’s Accredited Employers Programme
- Review framework for list of occupational diseases
- Contractor work in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Support workers – request for additional employment protections
- Changes to ACC regulations for Chinese medicine, paramedics and audiometrists
- Accident Compensation (Interest on Instalments) Amendment Act
- Setting the average ACC levy rates for 2025/26, 2026/27, and 2027/28
- Employment Action Plan
- Health and safety
- Our international labour relations
- Employment website
- Labour market reports, data and analysis
- Future of Work Tripartite Forum
- NZ Industrial Relations Foundation
- Plan of action against forced labour, people trafficking and slavery
- Fair Pay Agreements legislation
- Employment Strategy 2019
- Discussion document: NZ Income Insurance Scheme summary
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Employment legislation reviews
Employment Action Plan
In February 2025, the Government launched Going for Growth, its approach to make the New Zealand economy grow faster, to increase living standards and opportunities for all New Zealanders.
On this page
Going for Growth sets out 5 pillars driving the push for economic growth, including Developing Talent, which sets out its approach to strengthening the labour market.
Read more about Going for Growth and Developing Talent:
Last updated: 14 October 2025