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Have Your Say On The Crimes (Theft By Employer) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 10:51 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill. This bill would amend the Crimes Act 1961 to specify that not paying an employee their wages is theft. Make a submission ... More >>
Have Your Say On Limiting The Use Of Restraints Of Trade In Employment Agreements
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 3:08 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Employment Relations (Restraint of Trade) Amendment Bill. A restraint of trade in an employment agreement stops an employee from working in their field or for a competitor after ... More >>
Have Your Say On UNESCO Global Convention On Qualifications
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 3:00 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is examining the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. The committee is calling for submissions on the Convention to aid its examination. The Convention ... More >>
Have You Say On Changes To The Education And Training Act
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 12:07 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 3). The bill would make a number of amendments to the Education and Training Act 2020, including: · establishing a new governance ... More >>
Have Your Say On Changes To Education Sector Regulations
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 12:01 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Regulatory Systems (Education) Amendment Bill. The bill would make a number of changes to the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Act 1945, and the ... More >>
Have Your Say On Changes To The Accident Compensation Act
Monday, 28 November 2022, 11:24 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. The bill would require ACC to report annually on how Māori and other population ... More >>
Have Your Say On Changes To The Health And Safety At Work Act
Monday, 28 November 2022, 11:22 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill. Currently, a business does not have to initiate elections for health ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Worker Protection (Migrant And Other Employees) Bill
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 2:26 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill. The bill is intended to deter employers from exploiting workers by improving immigration and employment law. The bill would implement ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Employment Relations (Extended Time For Personal Grievance For Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 2:30 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Employment Relations (Extended Time for Personal Grievance for Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill. This bill would extend the period of time available to raise a personal grievance ... More >>
Have Your Say On Fair Pay Agreements
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 3:41 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Fair Pay Agreements Bill and parliamentary paper G.46C. The Fair Pay Agreements Bill would provide a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements across entire ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury And Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 3:57 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. This bill would extend ACC cover to a specified list of maternal birth injuries. These injuries ... More >>
Have Your Say On Proposed Changes To The Education And Training Act
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 3:56 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2) and Supplementary Order Paper No 118. The committee will be considering the bill and the supplementary order paper together. The supplementary ... More >>
Have Your Say On An Inquiry Into Migrant Exploitation
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 3:52 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee has opened an inquiry into migrant exploitation, and is calling for submissions from the public. The terms of reference listed below will guide what the committee investigates. Amongst other things, this will likely ... More >>
Hearing about COVID-19 to be broadcast
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 11:14 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety to speak with Education and Workforce Committee about COVID-19 The Education and Workforce Committee will conduct a hearing with Hon Michael Wood, the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, about the ... More >>
Proposed Changes To The Education And Training Act
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 6:07 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Education and Training (Teaching Council Fees and Costs) Amendment Bill. The bill would broaden the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand’s (the Council) ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Inquiry Into School Attendance
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 5:31 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
Parliament’s Education and Workforce Committee has opened an inquiry into school attendance, and is calling for submissions from the public. Amongst other things, the inquiry will likely look into the long-term trends in attendance, what attendance ... More >>
Have Your Say On Proposed Parent-teacher Interview Leave
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 12:28 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Holidays (Parent-Teacher Interview Leave) Amendment Bill. This bill would amend the Holidays Act 2003 to allow workers with children to take four hours leave each year to attend ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Education And Training (Grants—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:54 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
This bill would amend the part of the Education and Training Act 2020 that is about funding early childhood services and certified playgroups. The Act sets out that early childhood services and certified playgroups receive annual grants from the ... More >>
EW Committee Report On Inquiry Into Student Accommodation
Monday, 17 May 2021, 10:10 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce committee has completed its work on their Inquiry into student accommodation The Education and Workforce Committee has finished working on the inquiry into student accommodation and has reported back to the House. This ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Education And Training Amendment Bill
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 10:11 am | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for submissions on the Education and Training Amendment Bill. This bill seeks to make amendments to the Education and Training Act 2020 including: · clarifying safety checking processes for children’s ... More >>
