Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Vote: Bills — Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill
— It’s great to be speaking on the Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill in its third reading. I want to make it clear that the 90-day trial already exists and what we’re seeking to ensure is that businesses can make use of it—all businesses. Much of what was raised by members opposite shows it’s clearly their intention to call into question the entire Act, not just the extension of this from small and medium businesses to all businesses.
🗳️ That the Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
GRANT McCALLUM (National—Northland): Well, it’s a great privilege here to take the last call on this great bill, the Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill, which has given a great Christmas present to all the business owners of New Zealand,... Read more →
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |