Employment leave bill may leave 200,000 workers worse off w/ PSA National Security Fleur Fitzsimons: 28th July, 2026
Workplace relations minister Brooke van Velden’s employment leave bill is set for its third reading today. The bill is meant to replace the Holidays Act and move to a hours-based accrual system with a leave compensation payment for additional and casual hours. The Public Service Association has spoken out against the bill, calculating that it could leave up to 200,000 workers worse off due to the change to overtime payments. Over half of those negatively affected workers are in the healthcare sector. Van Velden has denied the calculation saying it wouldn’t be accurate as the new bill only…
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