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Employment Relations Act 2000

2: Commencement

You could also call this:

“This law explains when the new rules start to work.”

This law tells you when it starts working. You need to know that this Act, which is about employment relations, begins on 2 October 2000. This means that from this date, the rules in this Act will apply to workers and employers in New Zealand.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM58321.

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Work and jobs > Worker rights
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3: Object of this Act, or

“This law aims to create fair and positive work relationships by encouraging good behaviour between workers and bosses.”

2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on 2 October 2000.