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'Arbitrary': Legal expert raises questions over Employment Relations Act amendment

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 17 Jun 2025, 7:32pm
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden.
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden.

'Arbitrary': Legal expert raises questions over Employment Relations Act amendment

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 17 Jun 2025, 7:32pm

The Government has unveiled new changes for Employment Relations Act aimed at improving labour market flexibility - but it's raised some concerns.

One of the proposed changes includes introducing an income threshold of $180,000 above which a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal cannot be pursued.

Director and Head of Practice at Jennifer Mills & Associates, Jennifer Mills, says this threshold seems 'arbitrary'.

"I would have thought that all employees would have the right to access these grievance protections - what's worse is somebody who earns over $180,000 doesn't have a right to have any information about the decision to terminate their employment and they don't even have an opportunity to respond to a proposal."

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