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The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is speaking to media about the Holiday Act overhaul. Source: 1News (Source: Other)

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden is speaking to media about her overhaul of the Holiday's Act.

Earlier today, 1News reported the Government will scrap and replace the Holidays Act in a move it said would finally fix New Zealand's "broken" leave system.

Van Velden revealed today that Cabinet had agreed to repeal and replace the Holidays Act 2003 with a new Employment Leave Act.

The changes were aimed at making leave calculations more straightforward and ensuring that workers received their correct entitlements.

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