Changes Coming To The Employment Relations Act

Changes coming to the Employment Relations Act – The Employment Relations Bill was recently reported back from select committee and looks likely to pass into law later this year.  The Bill is intended to make a number of changes to the 2000 Act, including:

  • Clarifying what an employer must disclose as part of its duty of good faith;
  • Removing the duty to conclude in collective bargaining;
  • Extending the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees;
  • Clarifying entitlements to rest breaks and meal breaks, the timing and duration of the breaks, and compensatory measures.
  • Creating an exemption for small to medium-sized businesses from certain employee transfer requirements.
  • Clarifying the type of employees to whom the employee transfer provisions apply,
  • Exempting certain employers from compliance with the employee transfer provisions;
  • New requirements for written notice of all strikes and lockouts, including the requirement that notices to specify a start and end date and time, or specify an event, and clarify what constitutes a partial strike; and
  • Detailed provisions setting timeframes for the Employment Relations Authority to release determinations.

We will keep you updated as changes occur.

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