"We need to make it longer term than just the next six months because the right to stable and secure housing should not just be a short-term fix."
Employees must feel safe working at level 3 - union
Businesses re-opening next week under alert level 3 must brief staff on how they will be kept safe, the Council of Trade Unions says.
Most businesses can re-open when the country moves to the lower alert level on Tuesday, but they must follow strict heath and safety rules.
Council President Richard Wagstaff said people returning to work would likely be stressed about being exposed to Covid-19 and their employers must protect their physical and mental health.
"The essential service workers and now the level 3 workers, they're our first people going out there and putting themselves at risk to keep things going, to keep businesses going, to keep their work going.
"We owe it to them to make sure that we do everything we can to make sure they're looked after."
It was more important than ever that businesses had procedures in place for reporting health and safety problems when they arose, he said.
Employers also needed to reassure staff who needed to stay home that they would retain their pay.
One third of early childhood centres to remain closed at level 3
One third of ECE centres will remain closed at alert level 3, the Early Childhood Council says.
The council said it had surveyed its members and 55 per cent said they would open to support parents returning to work.
"No one's done this before. Centres are doing all they can to provide a safe environment for children and help prevent Covid-19 coming in through the door," Reynolds said.
The council said 83 per cent of members surveyed said they had all the information they needed, or were confident it would come, while 74 per cent said they were feeling nervous, concerned or 'only okay' about opening.