4:18 pm today

Government goes back to drawing board on Holidays Act

From Checkpoint, 4:18 pm today

The government is going back to the drawing board on its reforms to the Holidays Act, which will overhaul how annual leave is calculated. The Workplace Relations and Safety minister Brooke Van Velden has pushed out her rewrite, and instead is opting to start from scratch. While businesses are pleased it could lead to a simpler leave system, Labour is worried workers will miss out. Political reporter Giles Dexter reports.