Minister's foreword
All workers and their families deserve to have confidence that they will return home safe from work, including those in the engineered stone industry and sectors working with materials that contain crystalline silica.
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Fair Pay Agreements legislation
On 20 December 2023, the Fair Pay Agreements legislation was repealed.
Our international labour relations
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides advice on relevant international labour issues and assesses the impact of international developments on New Zealand's labour interests.
Employment Strategy 2019
The Employment Strategy presents the Government’s vision for the labour market to improve employment outcomes for all New Zealanders.
Setting the average ACC levy rates for 2025/26, 2026/27, and 2027/28
ACC levies are set every 3 years. In any given year, levies are intended to be equivalent to the lifetime cost of rehabilitating those who are injured in that year. This excludes the cost of claims made by non-earners (which are government funded) and investment returns.
Reviewing regulated ACC payments for treatment
MBIE, in conjunction with ACC, conducts a biennial review of the Cost of Treatment Regulations.
Equal Pay Amendment Act
The Government has announced changes to the Equal Pay Act.
Amendments to the Equal Pay Act 1972
The changes provide a process to raise and resolve pay equity claims through a better framework for assessing whether there is sex-based undervaluation.
He Kai Kei Aku Ringa: Strategy and action plan
He Kai Kei Aku Ringa: Māori-Crown Economic Growth Partnership 2023 (He Kai Kei Aku Ringa 2023), provides an organising framework to drive an all-of-government focus on achieving positive economic outcomes for Māori.
Licensing system for refrigeration, heating and air conditioning technicians
In 2019, the previous Government decided to introduce a licensing system for work on commercial or industrial refrigeration, heat pump and air conditioning systems that use hazardous natural refrigerants.