Family leave provisions in New Zealand industrial documents

Abstract

This note sununarises the findings of a comprehensive research programme to provide a detailed analysis of the family leave provisions in registered New Zealand Awards and Agreements. The project was initiated as a direct consequence of the difficulties experienced in researching material for an article on the Government's M11temity Leave and Protection of Employment Bill (Sissons and Law, 1980). This and another exercise required access to detailed research into current award trends; regrettably such information appeared to be unavailable. A further motivation was the widespread disappointment the toothless inadequacy of the final maternity legislation which indicated a need to provide union advocates and members, particularly women, with detailed analyses of the progress being made in award negotiations.