This bill is an important part of our response to COVID-19. Having gone through the year of COVID, I think that we have learnt that it is time for New Zealand to move past that dangerous culture of just toughing it out when people are sick and continuing to come into work. I've done it, and I suspect that many others in this Chamber have done it from time to time. We feel the pressure, we feel the sense of obligation, we think it's no big deal, but after a year of dealing with a global pandemic, we have had to learn and relearn that the best thing for Kiwi workers to do for their own health, for the health of their co-workers, and for the public health interest is to stay at home and get well. We know that, for many people, that statutory minimum of five days per year is simply not enough to cater for that, particularly if we think about some groups of workers who might have dependants who are reliant on that sick leave to cover the illness of their children or other dependants as well.