Objectives 1 & 2: Activities, Strategies and/or Institutional Arrangements Developed to Address each Critical Success Factor

CSF 2: Government mandates and supports appropriate social protections such as accident compensation, health, income support and basic education. 

Activity:
Ensuring the maintenance of reasonable income for earners following injury in or out of the workplace 
Description:
The Injury Prevention Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2001 ensures that all New Zealand workers with injuries acceptable for cover under the legislation continue to receive at least 80% of their pre-injury earnings during rehabilitation or recovery
Lead Agency:
Accident Compensation Corporation

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Activity:
Review of the level of the adult, new entrants and training minimum wages
Description:
The Department of Labour provides advice on the setting of minimum wage levels that best achieves the objectives and criteria agreed by Government for the minimum wage. As a part of this process, the Department analyses submissions made by interested parties on minimum wage rates.
Lead Agency:
Department of Labour

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Activity:
Pay and Employment Equity plan of action for the next five years
Description:
The Government is proceeding to implement the action plan for pay and employment equity in the public service, public health and public education sectors. A dedicated unit has been established in Department of Labour which is developing tools and processes to enable agencies to implement the action plan and a tripartite Steering Group has been established to oversee the work of the unit.
Lead Agency:
Department of Labour

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Activity:
Extension of paid parental leave to self-employed parents
Description:
Self-employed parents are now eligible for 14 weeks paid parental leave, bringing greater flexibility and equity to the workplace and additional support for working parents. Both employees and the self-employed are now eligible for a subsequent period of paid parental leave if their expected date of delivery or adoption is at least six months after they return to work from previous leave.
Lead Agency:
Department of Labour

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Activity:
Parental leave evaluation project
Description:
A three-stage research project to measure the success of the parental leave scheme.
Lead Agency:
Department of Labour

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Activity:
Metal manufacturing project in Rotorua
Description:
The metal manufacturing project started as a Department of Labour initiative and developed into a joint exercise with ACC, to ensure compliance and reduction in the number of ACC claims in the metal manufacturing sector.
Lead Agency:
Department of Labour

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Activity:
Inspections on board vessels to protect working conditions
Description:
Inspection for compliance in accordance with relevant recognised ILO/International Maritime Organisation standards and parallel New Zealand standards.
Lead Agency:
Maritime New Zealand

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Activity:
Compulsory free education for all New Zealand children
Description:
Compulsory free education for all New Zealand children.
Lead Agency:
Ministry of Education

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Activity:
Working for Families [external link]
Description:
Working for Families is a package designed to help make it easier to work and raise a family.  It pays extra money to many thousands of New Zealand families.  Working for Families is made up of three key components: tax credits administered by Inland Revenue and Accommodation Supplement and Childcare Assistance which are administered by Work and Income.
Lead Agency:
Ministry of Social Development

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Activity:
Advocacy service for injured workers
Description:
The NZCTU offers a national phone-based advocacy service that provides union members with advice on ACC entitlements and injury management.
Lead Agency:
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

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Activity:
Retirement savings initiatives
Description:
The NZCTU promotes policies to support workplace retirement savings in both the public and private sector.  The NZCTU Kiwisaver campaign provides information about Kiwisaver.
Lead Agency:
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions