Employment Relations
Our aim is employment law that reduces compliance costs for businesses, and incentivises growth and productivity.
Our work in this area sees us engaging with government on all areas of employment relations policy, including participation in major government reviews of legislation such as the Employment Relations Act, the Holidays Act and the Health and Safety in Employment Act and Pay Equity.
We are also very active in the international employment relations arena. Our CEO Katherine Rich is New Zealand’s Employer Delegate to the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Our Employment Relations Policy Manager, Paul Mackay, regularly lead ILO workshops around the world. Paul has also led the international employers group in negotiating international labour standards such as ILO Conventions.

Paul Mackay
Manager – Employment Relations Policy
Paul has worked in employment relations in the private and public sectors.
He was extensively involved in the post-1980 reforms in education, the environmental sector and the public service.
Resources
Employment Relations

Health and safety deserve better

Biometric Processing Code of Practice

AdvocacyUpdate for 3 May 2024

The future of industrial classifications

AdvocacyUpdate for 19 April 2024

AdvocacyUpdate for 5 April 2024

After injury: Teamwork makes recovery work

Better approach to business payments needed

NZ Economy: Turning the page

Where the parties stand on policies advocated by BusinessNZ Network

Workplace Wellness Report 2023

