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The 2008 Rest & Meal Breaks Amendment to the Employment Relations Act 2000 - a snapshot of the impact in the first year

CONTENTS

Summary

  • The research project
  • Findings

1.  Introduction

  • 1.1.  Background
  • 1.2.  The research

2.  Findings

  • 2.1.  Knowledge of the amendment
  • 2.2.  Changing breaks arrangements as a result of the new law
  • 2.3.  Provision of rest and meal breaks
  • 2.4.  Are breaks paid?
  • 2.5.  Universality of rest and meal breaks
  • 2.6.  Uptake of rest and meal breaks
  • 2.7.  Effect of the recession
  • 2.8.  What happens at rest and meal breaks?
  • 2.9.  Impact of providing rest and meal breaks

3.  Discussion & conclusion

References

Appendix 1: Quantitative Method