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Introduction

All employers, employees and unions are required to work with the Employment Relations Act 2000 [external site].

The goal of the Act is to build productive employment relations between employers, employees and unions.

For those wanting to learn about New Zealand's employment relations system, you can get an overview by using the links provided below.

Additionally, there is a lot of information on this web site about employment rights, employment agreements, how to resolve workplace problems, collective bargaining, forming and ending employment relationships. There is a site map setting out the contents of the complete site.

But, maybe these links will help you:

• Get employee information
• Find out about your minimum employment rights
• Find out about minimum pay
• Find out about holidays and other leave
• Get an employment relations publication
• Get a fact sheet on employment relations, including special fact sheets on Youth employment
• Find out about forming and ending employment relationships
• Find out about employment terms & conditions
• Find out about fixing employment relationship problems
• Find out about your rights to join or not join a union
• Find out about employment relations law
• Find employment caselaw

You can also find out about how employment relations works under the Employment Relations Act, plus get an overview of the Act [external site].

You can also get a copy of the Employment Relations Act 2000 [external site] and the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2004 [external site]

We welcome the opportunity to help you further. If you can’t find an answer to your question, or you want further clarification, more detailed information or guidance on any matter covered here, try a more detailed search or ask us a question.

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