Govt to start again on Holidays Act reform but still eyeing 2026 deadline

Govt to start again on Holidays Act reform but still eyeing 2026 deadline
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden was expected to give a speech about the Holidays Act on Friday morning. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
The Government is starting over again on Holidays Act reform, but Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden insists changes will still be delivered before the 2026 election.“The Government recently conducted targeted consultation on an exposure draft bill which built on work that had started under the previous Government. The feedback I have seen indicates that the draft bill is not going to solve the issues of the act,” Van Velden said in a statement released on Friday morning.Van Velden was expected to deliver a sp...

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