Creating job opportunities

National is working hard to lift the long-term performance of the economy and create more jobs.

Our employment law package will reduce compliance costs, give businesses more confidence to take on new staff, and provide more choices for employees and employers.

We’re extending the voluntary 90-day trial period to all employers so that every business and new employee can benefit from it. Changes to the personal grievance process will see employment problems resolved more quickly, costs reduced, and improved confidence in the system.

We’re also looking at changing the law around sick days to enable employers, at their expense, to require a medical certificate from employees who take one sick day. Changes to the Holidays Act include giving employees the ability to trade one of their four weeks’ annual leave for cash.

Our employment law package is one more step on the road to a growing economy and more jobs.