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Brooke van Velden addresses fairness concerns amid possible sick leave cuts for part-timers

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 16 Jun 2025, 6:18pm
Minister of Workplace Relations Brooke van Velden speaks to the media at Parliament. Photo / Marty Melville / NZ Herald
Minister of Workplace Relations Brooke van Velden speaks to the media at Parliament. Photo / Marty Melville / NZ Herald

Brooke van Velden addresses fairness concerns amid possible sick leave cuts for part-timers

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 16 Jun 2025, 6:18pm

Workers may soon be eligible for different amounts of sick leave based on the hours they work.  

This morning, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon revealed the Workplace Relations Minister is looking at altering the current 10 day entitlement.

Brooke van Velden says Cabinet has already agreed to develop a pro-rated sick leave system. 

"Is it fair that someone who works maybe one day a week, maybe two days a week gets the same sick leave entitlements as someone who works full-time? We would say no, as a Government." 

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