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  •   Home > News > Politics

    The Greens say the Government's attacking workers with a major change to workplace law

    The Greens say the Government's attacking workers with a major change to workplace law


    Parliament's voted in a Bill removing the right for those earning more than 200-thousand dollars to automatically take out a personal grievance claim.

    It also lets employers determine whether workers are employees or contractors.

    Green MP Teanau Tuiono says this is a dark day - and Labour leader Chris Hipkins say it's a bad move that will ill send working people backwards and could damage the economy.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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