Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022
New Zealand Parliament
  • This bill would provide a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements across entire industries or occupations, rather than just between unions and particular employers.[1]
Royal assent1 November 2022[1]
Repealed20 December 2023
Legislative history
Introduced byMichael Wood[1]
First reading5 April 2022[1]
Second reading18 October 2022[1]
Third reading25 October 2022[1]
Status: Repealed

The Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022, now repealed, was an act of parliament in New Zealand. The act facilitated a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements at an industry-wide level.[1] On 25 October 2023, the Bill passed its third reading in Parliament. While the bill was supported by the Labour, Green and Māori parties, it was opposed by the opposition National and ACT parties, which vowed to repeal it if elected during the 2023 New Zealand general election.[2][3]

On 14 December 2023, the National-led coalition government repealed the Fair Pay Agreements Act.[4] Effective 20 December, New Zealand reverted to the previous workplace framework where collective bargaining was limited to unions and particular employers.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fair Pay Agreements Bill". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. Neilson, Michael (26 October 2022). "Fair Pay Agreements to become law after heated, marathon debate". Newstalk ZB. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. "Fair Pay Agreements Bill passes third reading in Parliament". 1 News. TVNZ. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. "Parliament repeals Fair Pay Agreements". Radio New Zealand. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. "The repeal of Fair Pay Agreements legislation". Employment New Zealand. New Zealand Government. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.


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