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Sunday, October 25, 2026

Employment law election reset: What could change under a new government? - Stuff.co.nz

Susan Hornsby-Geluk is managing partner at employment law firm Dundas Street and a regular opinion contributor.

OPINION: With the election just weeks away, and the campaign now in full swing, employment law is once again shaping up to be one of the clearest points of difference between the major political parties.

A Labour-led Government, particularly one supported by the Greens and Te Pāti Māori, will likely unwind a number of the workplace reforms introduced over the last three years. Target areas are likely to include pay equity, collective bargaining, personal grievance rights and worker protections. While there will inevitably be a swing back in favour of employee rights in these areas, not all of the National-led changes will be as easy to pull back.



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