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New Zealand’s employment system faces crisis due to rising costs, delays, and unregulated advocates, despite 25 years of reform efforts.
New Zealand’s employment law system is in crisis, with Chief Judge Christina Inglis warning of rising costs, delays, and a surge in self-representation over the past 25 years.
Average cost awards have doubled, remedial awards tripled, and unregulated employment advocates have proliferated, raising fairness concerns.
Despite the 1999 Employment Relations Act’s goal of a simpler system, complexity and affordability have worsened.
The government, led by Minister Brooke van Velden, says regulating advocates isn’t a priority, focusing instead on labor market flexibility.
The issue was highlighted at a major conference marking the act’s 25th anniversary, where calls for reform grew louder.
El sistema de empleo de Nueva Zelanda se enfrenta a una crisis debido a los costos crecientes, los retrasos y los defensores no regulados, a pesar de 25 años de esfuerzos de reforma.