The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has been invited to nominate a limited number of participants for Singapore’s Global Youth Scientists Summit (GYSS) on 4-10 January 2026. The conference will be in-person in Singapore.
To seek the Minister’s indication of the preferred contracting in provision, to assist with further policy and regulatory impact analysis on the income threshold.
The Employment Relations Act 2000 will be amended to clarify contracting arrangements, simplify personal grievances and reduce complexity at the start of employment relationships.
The Government has reintroduced the ability to make pay deductions in response to partial strikes.
ACC mainly pays for the Accident Compensation Scheme (AC Scheme) from accounts funded by levies, which ACC collects from New Zealanders including businesses (employers, self-employed, contractors, and shareholder-employees).