Employer Bulletin | 25 November
Regulation Minister David Seymour has announced the next steps in the Government’s plan to improve the quality of regulation by opening consultation on a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill.
“New Zealand's low wages can be blamed on low productivity, and low productivity can be blamed on poor regulation,” says Mr Seymour.
“To lift productivity and wages, ACT’s coalition agreement includes a commitment to pass a Regulatory Standards Act.
“The Bill will codify principles of good regulatory practice for existing and future regulations,” says Mr Seymour.
“It seeks to bring the same level of discipline to regulation that the Public Finance Act brings to public spending, with the Ministry for Regulation playing a role akin to that of Treasury.”
In today’s Bulletin:
- Requiring employee to work in the office held as unjustified disadvantage
- Employee not dismissed but was unjustifiably disadvantaged
- Employer responded fairly and reasonably to employee’s dangerous driving
- Employer jumps too quickly to perceiving resignation
- Seven news updates of interest for employers including: Next steps for Regulatory Standards Bil; Red Tape Tipline goes live; NZ signs trade deal with Costa Rica, Iceland and Switzerland; MBIE is helping New Zealanders spot scams through Fraud Awareness Week; Business price indexes: September 2024 quarter; National population estimates: At 30 September 2024 (2018-base); and Latest Quarterly Investment Report released
- Nine bills open for submission
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