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Statement By Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act

21 December 2001

Statement By Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act

21 December 2001

Statement By Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act

21 December 2001

Statement By Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act

21 December 2001

I move, that the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.

Hon Laila Harré has tabled the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Bill for introduction to parliament this week.

Wednesday, 5 December 2001Speech Notes
Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill – first reading

Mr Speaker, I move,

“that the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill be now read for a first time”.

Thursday, 29 November 2001Media Statement
Resignation of Ms Susan Bathgate

Labour Minister Margaret Wilson said today she had received the resignation of Ms Susan Bathgate from the Employment Relations Authority.

Thursday, 15 November 2001Media Statement

Speech Notes
EMA Conference:Managing Leave and the Holidays Act November 15, 2001

EMBARGOED AGAINST DELIVERY

Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you.

Wednesday, 14 November 2001 oMedia Statement

November 7 2001Media Statement

From July 1 2002 20,000 working women a year will qualify for 12 weeks paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child, Labour Minister Margaret Wilson and Associate Labour Minister Laila Harré announced today.

Associate Labour Minister Laila Harré says four weeks annual leave
will be a key feature of the Alliance's agenda for the remainder of
this parliamentary term.

Labour Minister Margaret Wilson says a report on the Holidays Act from a joint union-employer advisory group will allow good progress to be made on a "complex and difficult" area of employment relationships.

It is widely agreed that New Zealand does not have an adequate data set of

Workplace
Health and Safety - Facts

Source: Department of Labour, Occupational Health and Safety Service November
2001

Hon Margaret Wilson
Minister of Labour

Wednesday October 31

Mr Speaker, I move,

Wednesday October 31Media Statement
New laws for safer workplaces

The Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson has introduced amendments to strengthen the Health and Safety in Employment Act.

Wednesday, 31 October 2001

Questions and AnswersHealth and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill

Coverage

Will the Act cover people working in boats on Lake Taupo or the Shotover River?

The Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson has introduced amendments to strengthen the Health and Safety in Employment Act.

Wednesday, 17 October 2001Media Statement

“Work stoppage figures released today show that concern about the current level of strikes and lockouts is based on something of an urban myth,” said Labour Minister Margaret Wilson.

The Minister of Labour Margaret Wilson says an Employment Relations Service report on the first 12 months of the Employment Relations Act shows that it is a balanced and practical piece of legislation, supporting good relationships in the workplace.