Businesses must assess the capabilities of their workers in a safe and controlled environment
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
11 February 2022
WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding businesses they must assess the capabilities of their workers in a safe and controlled...
Contractor management and detailed job planning
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
20 July 2021
This safety alert highlights the importance of contractor management and detailed job planning.
What happened
A worker fell from four metres...
What Price Mental Health? The Crisis and the Cure
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
A new report by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora shows New Zealand cannot afford to...
Increase wages to address child poverty
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is pleased that the Government is continuing to shine light on the issue...
A tribute to Canterbury health workers on tenth quake anniversary
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora wants to pay tribute to the hundreds of health workers...
Serious concerns about high-risk workers being forced back onsite – CTU
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
Reports of employers requiring immunocompromised workers to return to work in Auckland are highly concerning, and risk putting...
Rest home strike continues: “Our employer’s not listening” – E tū
Source: Etu Union
Workers at the sole rest home in a rural Northland town are striking again over proposed pay cuts to their allowances and...
Health and safety paramount on forestry sites
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
19 July 2021
A tragic forestry fatality on the East Coast could have been avoided if industry guidance had simply been being...
Legal case of interest: Applying commission in calculating ordinary weekly pay
Source: Employment New Zealand
This case looks into whether productivity or incentive-based payments were a regular part of an employee’s pay for the purposes of...
Can employers make employees take leave during alert levels 3 and 4?
Source: Employment New Zealand
If workers are not able to come into their usual place of work, employers are encouraged to ask individual workers to...
Keep tamariki safe when hiring or using bouncy castles
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
17 December 2021
WorkSafe NZ is aware of the tragic events in Tasmania and knows parents and caregivers here will be thinking...
