United Future Policies
Industrial Relations
   Promote a modern, flexible labour market that is stable. We will avoid wholesale changes to employment legislation every time a government changes on the grounds of ideology, and instead amend current legislation to make it better. We will not indulge in the political ping-pong associated with this issue.

   Increase workforce skills by getting more people into industry training. We will aim to increase the numbers involved in formal industry training to 160,000 per year by 2005.

   Improve workplace literacy, as currently 20% of New Zealand adults have insufficient literacy skills to hold down a job.

   Review grievance and dismissal procedures in the Employment Relations Act.

   Amend the Holidays Act to allow fairness and flexibility for both employers and employees.

   Support greater competition in the provision of ACC services