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In Conversation with Minister van Velden - Cromwell

In Conversation with Minister van Velden - Cromwell

Mon 24 Nov 2025, 2:15 AM - 3:45 AM

45 South Cherries, Corner Ord Road & State Highway 6, Cromwell

Updates on the Holidays Act and Health & Safety reforms

Join us for an exclusive Business South member event with Hon Brooke van Velden, Minister for Workplace Relations & Safety, as she visits Central Otago to share key updates on major workplace reforms.

Hear directly from the Minister on what’s changing, the timeline, and what employers need to prepare for.


Key Topics

  • Health & Safety
  • Proposed changes aim to simplify compliance, clarify responsibilities, and focus on managing critical risks. Learn where reforms are at and what comes next.
  • Holidays Act
  • A clearer, more workable system is being developed to reduce complexity and compliance challenges for employers. Gain insight into how leave rules will change and the expected implementation period.


Who Should Attend

  • HR leaders
  • Payroll professionals
  • Chief People Officers
  • Health & Safety managers
  • Employment lawyers


Business South will continue to support members throughout the process with updates, tools, and training.


If you have a guest that would also like to attend and is a non member of Business South please contact Gaye Henderson gaye.henderson@business-south.org.nz