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Self-employed mothers will be eligible for paid parental leave from July 2006 under legislation tabled in Parliament

A new guide for employers on how to create breastfeeding-friendly workplaces will help mothers who want to combine caring and work responsibilities.

Maximum paid parental leave payments increase from 1 July 2005.

Ruth Dyson today launched a new strategy aimed at making workplaces healthy and safe and to reduce work related death,injury and disease statistics.

An address to launch the Workplace Health and Strategy for New Zealand to 2015

Labour Minister Paul Swain today released a report into the working conditions of foreign crew on New Zealand fishing vessels.

New funding of $730,000 (GST exclusive) has been allocated to improve occupational health in New Zealand workplaces, Associate Labour Minister, Ruth Dyson announced today.

The challenges in occupational safety and health and government inititatives to improve standards.

Setting high standards for workplace health and safety in New Zealand.

$1.8 million has been committed over the next three years to an initiative to help achieve work-life balance.

Legislation to extend New Zealand’s paid parental leave scheme to the self-employed will be introduced to Parliament this year

Occupational ill-health and safety in the workplace, and the NOHSAC report.

Government is committed to supporting the development of the nursing workforce.

A desperate attempt from a desperate party

Swain pays tribute to union stalwart

What does National stand for?

Launch of Pay and Employment Equity Unit and developments in implementing the plan of action.

New paid parental leave laws come into effect today under the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2004.

Hon Paul Swain
Minister of Labour
Launch of the Workplace Productivity Working Group Report
Tuesday, 30 November 2004

Even the most established and ingrained ways of working can change, and must change, to accommodate the different needs of the economy, and the different expectations of workers and employers.

Speech to Northland Business and Employment Law Conference
Whangarei
10 November 2004

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to address your Conference today.

Launch National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee's (NOHSAC) report, Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury in NZ

The next step for the government will be to extend paid parental leave to self-employed women.

Outlines government's work-life balance policies and launches CTU guide to work-life balance