Health and Safety Reform: System-Wide changes
Published: 9 Jun 2025Cabinet paper seeking agreement to a suite of system-wide changes to reform work health and safety.
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Regulatory Impact Statement – Work Health and Safety Reforms
Published: 9 Jun 2025Regulatory impact statement to support a package of reforms proposed to work health and safety laws.
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PDF, 700KB, 34 pages
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Workplace relationsHealth and Safety Reform: System-Wide changes – Minute of Decision
Published: 9 Jun 2025Cabinet agreed to a suite of system-wide changes to reform work health and safety.
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PDF, 389KB, 4 pages
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Workplace relationsShifting WorkSafe Expectations and Operational Focus – Minute of Decision
Published: 3 Jun 2025Cabinet agreed to a series of changes to the expectations placed on WorkSafe and the organisation’s operational focus.
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PDF, 287KB, 3 pages
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Health and safetyHealth and safety reform – shifting WorkSafe expectations and operational focus
Published: 3 Jun 2025Cabinet paper recommending a series of changes to the expectations placed on WorkSafe and the organisation’s operational focus.
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PDF, 497KB, 14 pages
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Health and safetyRegulatory Impact Statement: Removing the 30 day rule and reducing the related information disclosur...
Published: 21 May 2025MBIE’s advice on the proposed change to the 30 day rule.
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PDF, 604KB, 18 pages
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Workplace relationsFreedom of Choice and Cutting Red Tape at the Beginning of Employment - Minute of Decision
Published: 21 May 2025Cabinet agreed to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000.
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PDF, 404KB, 3 pages
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Workplace relationsFreedom of Choice and Cutting Red Tape at the Beginning of Employment
Published: 21 May 2025Cabinet paper seeking agreement to proposals to increase freedom of choice under the Employment Relations Act 2000 when a new employee begins employment.
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PDF, 352KB, 9 pages
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Workplace relationsA new framework for pay equity in New Zealand
Published: 21 May 2025Updated overview of pay equity and the framework. In May 2025, the Equal Pay Act 1972 was amended. The Act provides a process to raise and resolve claims where there is evidence of systemic sex-based pay undervaluation in female-dominated occupations.
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PDF, 329KB, 4 pages
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Employment regulationBriefing: Initial process options for considering changes to the 30 day rule
Published: 21 May 2025Briefing to Minister on the initial process options.
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PDF, 497KB, 12 pages