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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.

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.

$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

A desperate attempt from a desperate party

Swain pays tribute to union stalwart

What does National stand for?

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

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

Holidays Act changes in force for Labour Day

Labour Minister's comments on select committee's report on Holidays Amendment Bill

National needs lessons on employment bill

Select committee reports back on Bill

The government is funding a $520,000 research project into whether PCP exposure contributed to ill health among former timber workers.

Government and industry working together

Holidays Act changes are proposed following a working group report.

Proposals for achieving safe and healthy workplaces in 2015 and beyond.

Labour Minister is considering working party report on the Holidays Act

Don Brash is peddling tired ideas on the labour market.

Labour Minister Paul Swain today rejected the National Party's statements on Employment Relations funding for the Engineers, Printers and Manufacturers Union.