2000-2009
2000 October 2 Employment Contracts Act replaced with Employment Relations Act
Trade Union Federation wound up voluntarily and we re-affiliated to the Council of Trade Unions.
In its first term, the Labour Government has:
- Provided for 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Taken back ACC from private insurance companies
- Restored lump-sum compensation payments from ACC
- Increased industry training and apprenticeships
- Reduced state house rentals
- Increased superannuation payments to 65% of the average wage
- Increased the minimum wage
- Introduced new health & safety law
- Increased public health funding
