Hajj leave may be granted only once during an employee’s entire period of service, and only if they have not previously performed the pilgrimage.
Annual leave remains a key pillar, with employees entitled to 22 to 30 working days per year, depending on grade. Employees in grade five and above receive 30 days, while those in grades six and seven are entitled to 22 days.
Alongwith AI transition, the Cabinet has approved new policies to standardise government services, including a unified service code, national digital records framework, and a secure data-sharing model, to boost efficiency and governance.
Middle East tensions are hitting business confidence in New Zealand, triggering job cuts and cautious spending.
One of the report’s most striking findings is that governance is easier to lose than to build, and political governance, including accountability, stability, and checks on executive power, emerges as the most vulnerable dimension.
