Minister Brooke van Velden says nothing is off the table

Minister Brooke van Velden says nothing is off the table
Minister Brooke van Velden says Holidays Act reform is her priority. (Image: NZME)
Rebecca Rendle
At a webinar hosted by Simpson Grierson on Thursday, I interviewed workplace relations and safety minister Brooke van Velden. The minister reiterated to the nearly 400 attendees the five key workplace relations priorities for the coalition government:– improving the Holidays Act– increasing certainty for contractors– simplifying personal grievances– health and safety reform; and– setting baselines and strategic performance measures for frontline services.Outside of these key priorities, the minister noted...

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