📋 Employment rights for disabled workers (sheltered workshops)
← All policies"Sheltered workshops" were workplaces that could legally pay disabled employees below the minimum wage, under a specific exemption. This is about extending standard employment rights (including minimum wage) to disabled workers in these settings.
59% support in the most recent vote
How each party has stood on this policy over time. On a 🔄 Aye = against vote, whoever voted Aye is shown as opposing the policy, not supporting it. 🙋 Conscience vote rows show which way most of that party's MPs voted, plus what % voted Aye in the House.
| Vote | National | Labour | Green | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Progressive | United Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Repeal Bill
🗑️ Repeal
✓ Passed
21 Mar 2007
· Third reading
|
✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports |
|
Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Repeal Bill
🗑️ Repeal
✓ Passed
21 Mar 2007
· Third reading
|
✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports |
|
Disabled Persons Employment Promotion (Repealand Related Matters) Bill
🗑️ Repeal
✓ Passed
26 May 2004
· First reading
|
✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | — | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports |