Employment Relations Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Employment Relations Act 2000 to provide greater certainty for contracting parties, strengthen the consideration of and accountability for the employee's behaviour in the personal grievance process, introduce a threshold for unjustified dismissal personal grievances, and remove the "30-day rule"
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Bill text: Employment Relations Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
In progress
This Bill passed its first reading on 15 July 2025. The Select Committee is due to report back on 16 November 2025. Following this, the Bill will be ready for its second reading. Public submissions are due on 12 August 2025.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
15 July 2025
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2nd reading
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3rd reading
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(18 July 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)