Labour concessions secure NZ First support for employment law changes

Labour concessions secure NZ First support for employment law changes
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 27 (BusinessDesk) - Labour has made two key concessions to employment law reforms to secure the support of coalition partner New Zealand First. The two crucial tweaks were announced ahead of the Employment Relations Bill returning to Parliament for its second reading today. The first change clarifies that an employer must enter into bargaining for a Multi-Employer Collective Agreement, but that the new legislation "does not compel them to settle an agreement". The second change confirms that union representa...