Holidays Act reform: Employment Leave Act
The Employment Leave Act 2026 has been passed. It will replace the Holidays Act in August 2028.
The Employment Leave Act 2026 has been passed. It will replace the Holidays Act in August 2028.
More young New Zealanders will have the opportunity to gain qualifications, paid work experience and industry connections through the expansion of the Earn as You Learn programme into the Hutt Valley, Bay of Plenty, Christchurch and Auckland from 2027.
The Beveridge curve shows changes in matching between the demand for and supply of labour and reflects the business cycle. The time line shows the time series in sequence, starting with September 2007 and finishing with June 2015.
Jobs Online is released on the dates given below:
The Minister and Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety are proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is now nearly 10 years old. The Government committed to reforming New Zealand’s health and safety laws and regulations in the ACT – National Coalition Agreement.
The Labour Market Statistics Snapshots are a quarterly update of labour market statistics, and provide an overview of the current state of the labour market.
In 2019, the previous Government decided to introduce a licensing system for work on commercial or industrial refrigeration, heat pump and air conditioning systems that use hazardous natural refrigerants.
In May 2021 changes were proposed to the regulations that sit under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
We want to start a conversation about New Zealand’s work health and safety regulatory system, particularly how you think it’s working now and what you think should change.
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