Employment Relations

BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s announcement today of new health and safety legislation to be administered by the recently established Worksafe New Zealand....
BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement of the Establishment Board for the new Crown agency WorkSafe....
BusinessNZ has greeted the latest employment survey with cautious optimism....
BusinessNZ has criticised unions taking industrial action over the issue of starting wages....
Independent taskforce's report on workplace health and safety takes a serious and balanced approach to the challenge of improving safety in NZ workplaces....
BusinessNZ welcomes changes announced today to the Employment Relations Act....
BusinessNZ is not convinced of the merits of IRD proposals for taxing employee allowances....
Proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act will improve but not significantly alter employment processes, says BusinessNZ....
A starting-out wage will help get more young people into jobs, says BusinessNZ....
Pre-employment drug testing in industries where it is warranted will help increase the work-readiness of jobseekers coming off benefits, says BusinessNZ....