Fair Pay Agreements Act Repeal Act 2023
What it actually does
Repeals the Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022, which provided for sector-wide bargaining on minimum employment terms, before any agreements were concluded. Passed under urgency in December 2023 with National, ACT and NZ First support.
Source: Newstalk ZB / RNZ · 2023-12
The Trump take
“Whole-industry union deals? Gone before Christmas. That's a present for business, a beautiful present, with a bow.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
Scraps compulsory industry-wide bargaining
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Loves it
Deals & property
Employers avoid sector-wide wage deals
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Likes it
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