26 September, 2008
Shift workers' holidays protected under law change
Shift workers and their employers will benefit from a change made to the Holidays Act that will allow the transfer of public holidays
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Associated Ministers
- Trevor Mallard - Minister
23 September, 2008
Comment on Tamahere report
The Department of Labour and the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) are working through the recommendations and findings of the Fire Service investigation into the tragic accident at the Tamahere cool store.
Read full release >>10 September, 2008
Protections for casuals and temp workers
Employment protections for temporary and casual workers are to be strengthened under proposed amendments to the Employment Relations Act introduced to parliament.
Read full release >>2 September, 2008
Government legislates to make KiwiSaver fairer
The government has today introduced legislation to Parliament to ensure employers meet their obligations to pay contributions to their employees’ KiwiSaver accounts
Read full release >>26 August, 2008
Help on workplace safety for small businesses
An online tool to help small business improve workplace safety and save on ACC costs was launched today.
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Breaks and Infant Feeding Bill
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's speech to the second reading of the Employment Relations (Breaks and Infant Feeding) Amendment Bill, Parliament, August 2008
Read full speech >>22 July, 2008
Improving workers rights and keeping them safe
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard speech to the launch of the New Zealand Work & Labour Market Institute. Inaugural AUT Annual Public Employment Relations Lecture
Read full speech >>17 July, 2008
Improving public sector workplace productivity
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's speech at the P3 Productivity Partnership and Public Value Conference, Wellington Town Hall
Read full speech >>17 July, 2008
State services productivity in focus
Further improving productivity in the state sector is the focus of a new State Services Productivity Kit launched today.
Read full release >>12 July, 2008
Government moves to make KiwiSaver fairer
The government is going to amend the Employment Relations Act to ensure employers meet their obligations to pay contributions to their employee's KiwiSaver accounts.
Read full release >>30 June, 2008
Parental leave payments to increase on July 1
Parents are set to get more support when parental leave payments go up tomorrow.
Read full release >>29 June, 2008
Reminder of start of flexible working rights
New entitlements to flexible working arrangements are available from 1 July for those who need to balance their work with caring for other people.
Read full release >>25 June, 2008
Workplace collaboration to lift productivity
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard today welcomed the opening of the Centre for High Performance Work as an important initiative to help boost workplace productivity through collaboration between workers and employers.
Read full release >>25 June, 2008
Worker – employer collaboration to lift productivity
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's speech to the launch of the Centre for High Performance Work, St James Theatre, Wellington
Read full speech >>22 June, 2008
Stronger protections for casual and temp workers
Employment protections for temporary and casual workers are to be strengthened under proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act.
Read full release >>3 June, 2008
Parental leave payment to go up
Support for families with new babies is increasing with changes to parental leave payments.
Read full release >>13 May, 2008
Holidays (transfer of public holidays) Amendment Bill – First Reading
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's speech to the first reading of the Holidays (transfer of public holidays) Amendment Bill, Parliament
Read full speech >>13 May, 2008
Holiday protections for shift workers
Shift workers and their employers will benefit from a bill going through parliament that will allow the transfer of public holidays.
Read full release >>18 April, 2008
Report to the Minister of Labour by the Dept of Labour into employment of chinese Shanghai-based staff by Air New Zealand
Report to the Minister of Labour by the Department of Labour into employment of chinese Shanghai-based staff by Air New Zealand
Read full release >>12 April, 2008
Good faith bargaining and KiwiSaver
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard said today that he was very unhappy with reports that some employers are attempting to pay those in KiwiSaver less than the people working alongside them who are not in the scheme.
Read full release >>10 April, 2008
Aquaculture development supported by funding
Environment Minister Trevor Mallard today announced nearly $100,000 of funding for Environment Canterbury and $24,000 for Environment Waikato to develop procedures for dealing with applications for new aquaculture space and for research on environmental effects, respectively.
Read full release >>10 April, 2008
Good health and safety: an indicator of business success
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's speech to the 2008 Safeguard National Health and Safety Conference, SKYCITY Convention Centre, 10 April 2008
Read full speech >>10 April, 2008
Health and safety an important business investment
The New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety awards winners and finalists announced last night are great role models for all organisations, showing how investment in health and safety makes good business sense.
Read full release >>9 April, 2008
Protections for workers strengthened under new bill
New legislation that will enshrine into law workers' rights to rest and meal breaks and infant feeding breaks was debated at parliament for the first time today.
Read full release >>9 April, 2008
Workers get added protections in new legislation
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's speech to the first reading of the Employment Relations (Breaks and Infant Feeding) Amendment Bill, Parliament
Read full speech >>3 April, 2008
Health and safety of miners to be improved
Improving health and safety in the underground mining industry is the aim of a discussion document released today.
Read full release >>1 April, 2008
Minister urges employers to follow new min wage
Under the April 1 changes, many 16 and 17 year olds who are currently on the youth rate will automatically be entitled to the new adult minimum wage of $12 an hour
Read full release >>28 March, 2008
Protections for cleaners boosted
Speech by Labour Minister Trevor Mallard to the signing of Principles for a Sustainable Property Services Industry event, Banquet Hall, Parliament
Read full speech >>28 March, 2008
Cleaners in govt departments get added protections
The government is supporting moves to raise workplace standards and protections for cleaners in the property services industry, with government departments to adopt a set of principles for all new contracts from April 1.
Read full release >>23 March, 2008
Workers to get more protections in workplace
The government is to boost protections for vulnerable workers and breastfeeding mothers by putting minimum meal and rest break requirements into the law, along with a code of practice to promote breastfeeding in the workplace.
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