HRINZ Submissions

As a professional organisation that it is important for HRINZ to make submissions to government and other bodies. This process ensures that the collective voice of members is heard when government is considering new laws that ultimately will be implemented by HR practitioners.

The following submissions have been made by HRINZ since 2000:

• Employment Relations Bill
  Employment and Accident Compensation Select Committee
  May 2000

• Government's Vision for the Tertiary Education Sector
  Tertiary Education Advisory Commission
  June 2000

• Code of Good Faith
  Good Faith Bargaining Committee
  August 2000

• Discussion Paper on the Review of the Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992
  Office of the Minister of Labour
  February 2001

• Draft Transfer Clause
  Contracting Out Advisory Group
  September 2001

• Building Futures (available from HRINZ)
  Ministry of Education
  January 2002

• Parental Leave & Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Bill
  Social Services Select Committee
  February 2002
  

• Health & Safety in Employment Amendment Bill
  Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee
  February 2002

• Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Bill and the Clean Slate Bill
  Justice and Electoral Select Committee
  July 2002

• Pay Equity
  Ministry of Women’s’ Affairs
  November 2002

• The Holidays Bill and The Holidays (Four Weeks Annual Leave) Amendment Bill
  Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee
  May 2003

• Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002
  Employment Relations Service
  July 2003

• ACC Levy Rates
  Accident Compensation Commission
  September 2003

• The Employment Relations Law Reform Bill
  Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee
  February 2004

• The Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Bill Amendment (oral presentation given by HRINZ)
  Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee
  February 2006

• Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992 - Defining Serious Harm (available from HRINZ)
  Office of the Minister of Labour
  April 2007

• Employment Relations Act - Restructuring and Redundancy provisions
  Public Advisory Group to the Minister of Labour
  April 2008

• Review of Workplace Health and Safety Strategy
  Department of Labour - Review Report of findings - available to download
  May 2009
  

• Review of the Holiday Act 2003
  Department of Labour
  July 2009

• Employment Relations Amendment Bill (no 2) 196-1 (2010)
  To the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
  September 2010

• Holidays Amendment Bill 195-1 (2010)
  To the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
  September 2010

• Health and Safety Taskforce
  November 2012

•  Medical Certification
  To the Medical Council of New Zealand
  July 2013

•  Employment Relations Amendment Bill
  To the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
  July 2013

• Health and Safety Reform Bill
  April 2014

• Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill
  November 2015