Consultation on the employment dispute system: Discussion document
Published: 5 May 2026This discussion document is to support consultation on the employment dispute system.
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Consultation on the employment dispute system
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Submissions due: 31 July 2026, 5pmWe are consulting to hear about people’s experiences with employment disputes and the dispute resolution system.
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We want to hear from business owners, workers, representative groups, anyone who has been involved as a party to an employment dispute, or has supported or represented someone in a dispute, and the wider public about your experiences with employment disputes.
This includes how disputes happen and get resolved, and what is or isn’t working in the employment relations settings for disputes and the government-provided dispute resolution system.
Your feedback will help us find where there may be opportunities to improve the employment disputes system.
How to make a submission
Make a submission by emailing your response to employmentrelationspolicyteam@mbie.govt.nz
You can use the questions in the discussion document to guide your response.
Please let us know in your submission if you do not want it to be published or included in a public summary of submissions.
We will respect your request not to publish your submission. However, all submissions are considered official information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). This means your submission may be requested by a member of the public.
If a request is made, MBIE is required under the OIA to release the information unless there is a good reason to withhold it. The grounds for withholding information are set out in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.
MBIE must make any final decision on releasing information in accordance with the OIA. MBIE’s decisions can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who has the authority to direct that information be released.
When providing your submission please consider any confidentiality or non-disclosure obligations under any employment, non-disclosure or settlement agreement so that you do not inadvertently breach those obligations.
Last updated: 15 May 2026