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flag New Zealand’s employment system faces crisis due to rising costs, delays, and unregulated advocates, despite 25 years of reform efforts.

flag 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. flag Average cost awards have doubled, remedial awards tripled, and unregulated employment advocates have proliferated, raising fairness concerns. flag Despite the 1999 Employment Relations Act’s goal of a simpler system, complexity and affordability have worsened. flag The government, led by Minister Brooke van Velden, says regulating advocates isn’t a priority, focusing instead on labor market flexibility. flag The issue was highlighted at a major conference marking the act’s 25th anniversary, where calls for reform grew louder.

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