24490 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Prime Minister

24490 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Prime Minister: What specific instructions, directions or advice, if any, have been issued in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding employment contract matters for the 2025/26 financial year, listed by title and date?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as Prime Minister, I am the responsible Minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency is a departmental agency hosted by DPMC. I am advised that the Public Service Commissioner wrote to the Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet setting out the conditions of delegation relating to personnel costs and tenure-based progression systems in bargaining on 20 December 2024. In addition, the Public Service Commission issued the 2024 Government Workforce Policy Statement, which outlines expectations for an effective employment relations environment in the public sector that will support the delivery of high performing, trusted, and efficient public services. This document is available on the following website: Government-Workforce-Policy-Statement-2024.pdf