Employer Bulletin | 09 September

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden says Cabinet reached another milestone on fixing the Holidays Act with approval of the consultation exposure draft of the Bill ready for release next week to participants.
 

“This Government will improve the Holidays Act with the help of businesses, workers, and payroll providers,” says Ms van Velden.

“I want to ensure that business owners and workers can focus on what they do best, rather than spending valuable time and resources trying to understand and comply with the legislation.”
 

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [MBIE] has selected 100 organisations and individuals to consult with in the Government’s targeted consultation, aiming to provide a balance of diverse perspectives and technical expertise. MBIE will also be working with public service agencies – notably Health NZ and the Ministry of Education – to understand the impacts of the draft Bill for them, given the historical difficulties that have led to large-scale remediation programmes in those sectors.
 

In today’s Bulletin

• An unreasonable way of managing excessive absenteeism
• Employer holds meeting without process
• Failure to provide statutory rights has costly outcome
• Casual employee dismissed from engagement of work
• Employee experienced some disadvantage in a long list of allegations
• Eight news updates of interest for employers including: Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: 2023; Seeking feedback on applying the consumer data right to banking and electricity; Record investment to get transport back on track; International trade: June 2024 quarter; Milestone reached for fixing the Holidays Act 2003; Government confirms RMA reforms to drive primary sector efficiency; More choice and competition in building products; and Government makes it faster and easier to invest in New Zealand
• Five Bills open for submission