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New Zealand First Party on Employment

New Zealand First Party is neutral on strong unions and collective agreements

The party’s policy document merely says “An ideal industrial relations environment is one based on fairness, flexibility, and neutrality between the parties”. Deputy Leader Peter Brown is reported on Kiwiblog saying he is “passionate about allowing employees to do a collective contract without forming a union, but New Zealand First does not have a policy”.

New Zealand First Party strongly supports increasing the minimum wage

New Zealand First will raise the minimum wage to $15 in the short term

New Zealand First Party opposes a three month probation period

New Zealand First has no specific policy in the 08 campaign, but when the Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill was before the House in 2006, the party “gave serious consideration” to it before voting against it.

New Zealand First Party is neutral on workers being able to trade their fourth week’s annual leave for pay

The party has no policy on this matter.