'Idiotic': Union Blasts Holidays Act Changes, Business Advocates Praise Clarity

Employers back plan to replace Holidays Act, unions push back

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden announced the plan to make annual leave and sick leave pro-rated.

How the Holidays Act overhaul will change sick leave rights and how time off is paid

The Government is moving forward with plans to overhaul New Zealand’s “broken” leave legislation and replace it with a new Employment Leave Act. Speaking to an audience of business leaders in Auckland on Tuesday, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced Cabinet has agreed to scrap the two-decade-old Holidays Act. A raft of new measures will underpin a simpler, more workable system, she says. Many of the changes, such a…

'Idiotic': Union blasts Holidays Act changes, business advocates praise clarity

One of New Zealand’s largest unions has blasted the move to scrap minimum sick leave entitlement for part-time workers as “idiotic”. The change comes as part...

Overhaul Of Broken Holidays Act On The Way

“The problems with the Act have been well canvassed over the years costing billions in large-scale remediation payments. Employers struggle to understand and apply the Holidays Act correctly, and employees struggle to understand their entitlements.” ...

How changes to the Holidays Act will affect people in different types of employment

Here are some examples of how the changes to work leave will affect people in different types of employment.

Overhaul of broken Holidays Act on the way - FMCG Business

Cabinet has agreed to repeal and replace the Holidays Act 2003 in New Zealand with a new Employment Leave Act, giving confidence and certainty to both employers and employees, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced. Hon Brooke van Velden “Full-time and part-time workers will start earning annual and sick leave in direct proportion to the hours they work. Parents returning from parental leave will no longer be penalis…