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Added: May 16, 2012
Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson has announced a package of measures that will extend workers’ rights to request flexible working hours and ensure a fair and flexible collective bargaining environment.
The changes include:
- A return to the original position in the Employment Relations Act where the duty of good faith does not require the parties to conclude a collective agreement.
- Allowing employers to opt out of multi-employer bargaining.
- Allowing for partial pay reductions in cases of partial strike action.
- Removing the 30-day rule that forces non-union members to take union terms and conditions.