A comparison of developments in part-time work in New Zealand, the Netherlands and Denmark shows three very different trends. The Dutch are moving towards a 'part-time economy', the decline in Danish part-time employment confounds the common expectation of rising atypical employment, while the...

In New Zealand in the 1990s, labour market decentralization and new employment legislation precipitated a sharp decline in unionism and collective bargaining coverage; trends that continued well into the 2000s even after the introduction of the more supportive Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA)....

This article aims to analyse New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA) in a historical perspective and identify its distinctive features compared to three previous labour law regimes: the last phases of the conciliation and arbitration system (1973–1984 and 1984–1991) and the...