Latest Workplace Relations and Safety News

Coalition Government’s reforms give workers the best chance to succeed and prosper
Feedback will improve health and safety system and grow the economy
Increased certainty for contractors coming
Milestone reached for fixing the Holidays Act 2003
Aotearoa’s Moral Failure On Migrant Worker Rights
Human rights review confirms widespread migrant worker exploitation
Paid Parental Leave improvements pass first reading
An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right
Low participation stalling Tasmania’s economy, education the key 25 June 2024
Fate of Tasmania’s Antarctic gateway status hangs in the balance 22 June 2024
Protecting workers with industrial manslaughter laws 19 June 2024
Major health and safety consultation begins
Paid Parental Leave increase to help families
Workers’ rights must be respected in review of Holidays Act
Progress for fixing the Holidays Act 2003
Removing barriers to well-paid, safe and secure jobs 29 May 2024
Tasmania needs industrial manslaughter laws 28 April 2024
Health and safety consensus is dead, and WorkSafe cuts are burying it
Shadow Cabinet reflects Labor’s strong focus on jobs 16 April 2024
Speech to Auckland Business Chamber
Minimum wage set for cautious increase
The Government must ban engineered stone to protect workers’ health
Availability of 90-day trials extended
Milestone reached on repeal of Fair Pay Agreements legislation
First step to flexible labour market
Extending 90-day trial periods to all employers
WorkSafe 2023 organisation change – final decisions
WorkSafe Chief Executive standing down
WorkSafe opens organisation change process
Improvements confirmed for the adventure activity sector
Pay transparency announcement win for workers
Government acts to close gender pay gap
Govt prescribes daylight disinfectant to modern slavery
New safeguards to protect migrant workers from exploitation
Statement on Michael Wood
More financial support for new parents
Port sector plan for improving safety on our Ports
Health and safety action plan for ports
Radhakrishnan to attend international forum tackling people smuggling and trafficking
Increased health and safety representation for workers
Historic day for everyday workers as Fair Pay Agreements Bill passes third reading
Groundhog Day for pay transparency
50 year Anniversary of Equal Pay marks record low pay gap
WorkSafe New Zealand Board Chair appointment
Government provides confidence to those seeking adventure
Government strengthens measures to combat migrant worker exploitation
Shining light on screen workers
Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill passes into law