The Screen Industry Workers Bill (SIWB or The Bill) is an attempt to remedy the current Employment Relations Amendment Act 2010 aka The Hobbit Law. The 2010 amendment created an environment where screen production workers do not have the same abilities to have enforceable minimums, test their employment status, collectively bargain, or adequately remedy contracting disputes, as workers in other industries do.
SIWB is designed to restore the right of screen workers to collectively bargain, and to establish enforceable contracts with mandatory terms.
Track the progress of bill here or read NZWG's comprehensive breakdown and impliciations of the bill.
