Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is a minister in the government of New Zealand. The minister has responsibility for WorkSafe New Zealand and acts as chair of the Industrial Relations Foundation. It was preceded by the Minister of Labour.
| Workplace Relations and Safety of New Zealand | |
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| WorkSafe New Zealand | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 8 October 2014 |
| First holder | Michael Woodhouse |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The minister oversees the health and safety at work regulatory system, employment relations and standards regulatory system including the overarching employment relations framework and prescribed minimum standards, such as the minimum wage and holiday entitlements.[2]
List of ministers
- Key
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
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| 1 | Michael Woodhouse | .jpg.webp) |
8 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | Key | ||
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| 2 | Iain Lees-Galloway |  |
26 October 2017 | 22 July 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 3 | Andrew Little | .jpg.webp) |
22 July 2020 | 6 November 2020 | |||
| 4 | Michael Wood |  |
6 November 2020 | present | |||
References
- "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- "Ministerial Portfolio – Courts". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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