Category Archive: Employment Law

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Feb 19

Impact Of Trial Periods On Unemployment

Minister of Labour - Kate Wilkinson

New Laws is pleased to bring you this post detailing results of an analysis by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research of the impact of the six month trial period on unemployment statistics. The study was welcomed in particular by The Hon. Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour. The results of the study seem to …

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Nov 24

New Employment Reforms Passed

Minister of Labour : The Hon. Kate Wilkinson

 New Laws is pleased to bring you news of the passing of two significant pieces of legislation in the employment law sector. The two new pieces of legislation pased into New Zealand Law yesterday.  Two new employment laws came into force yesterday in the form of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2) and the …

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Oct 30

New Laws | Film Employment Law Change Passed

Minister of Labour - The Hon. Kate Wilkinson

New Laws | Film Employment Law Change Passed Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson confirmed that the future for workers in the expanding New Zealand film industry has been secured with the passing into new law of the Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill into law. The new bill became law after Parliament sat under …

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