ArticleSocial media trolling: employer responsibilitiesEmployers should provide guidelines and training to ensure that employees can respond to all consumers, including trolls.New ZealandEmployment and HRWynn Williams
ArticleCOVID-19: Employment considerations moved to level 3Under level 3 people are required to work at home unless that is not possible. When can workplaces be open?New ZealandCoronavirus (COVID-19)Wynn Williams
ArticleHealth and Safety Reform Bill submission period extendedThe deadline for submissions on the Bill to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee has recently been extended.New ZealandEmployment and HRDuncan Cotterill
ArticleNew employment provisions for domestic violence victimsEmployers should put in place policies about these issues, so employees know about processes for this new entitlement.New ZealandEmployment and HRWynn Williams
ArticleSafer Farms Programme launched, for health and safety in the workplaceTo stop tragic deaths and accidents, Safer Farms aims to be a one-stop place for farmers' health and safety information.New ZealandReal Estate and ConstructionDuncan Cotterill
ArticleNZ Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum CEO SummitThis Forum brings together a large group of New Zealand's CEOs to focus on the new health and safety environment.New ZealandCorporate/Commercial LawDuncan Cotterill
ArticleDismissal Of An Unvaccinated Employee Was Justified: A New Zealand RulingThe New Zealand Employment Relations Authority has ruled that an employer acted reasonably in dismissing a Customs Service employee who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.New ZealandEmployment and HRIus Laboris
ArticleDuty holder interviews for workplace accidentsA WorkSafe inspector has the power to require the employer or person who controls the place of work to make a statement.New ZealandEmployment and HRDuncan Cotterill
ArticleFirst home detention sentencing for health and safety prosecutionWith upcoming changes to health and safety legislation, this sentence could mark the beginning of more severe sentences.New ZealandEmployment and HRDuncan Cotterill
ArticleFirst use of important new health and safety toolWorkSafe's acceptance of the enforceable undertaking opens a new chapter in New Zealand's health and safety regime.New ZealandEmployment and HRChapman Tripp
ArticleHealth and Safety at Work Act 2015 has teethThe penalties handed out for breaching the HSWA are large, and could cripple a business, particularly small operators.New ZealandEmployment and HRCavell Leitch
ArticleThe Health and Safety at Work Act - Rising fines for health and safety prosecutionsThe Prepared Produce case shows that health and safety fines seem to be getting higher, particularly for repeat offences.New ZealandEmployment and HRDuncan Cotterill
ArticleWhen is it appropriate to suspend an employee from work?An employer must follow the rules of natural justice including consulting with the employee.New ZealandEmployment and HRWynn Williams
ArticleWorkplace bullying - also a health and safety problemThis case was a reminder that health and safety laws can extend beyond the prevention of accidents in the workplace.New ZealandEmployment and HRDuncan Cotterill
ArticleWorkplace bullying - employer finedManagers or employees who perpetrate or tolerate harassment or bullying place the company at risk for damages and fines.New ZealandEmployment and HRWynn Williams
ArticleCOVID-19: Health and safety requirements for returning to the workplace under Level 3Some key controls to minimise the risk of passing on the COVID-19 virus at work.New ZealandCoronavirus (COVID-19)Wynn Williams
ArticleNovel Coronavirus – an increasing concern for employers and the workplaceEmployers should consider what steps to take to ensure business continuity and the health and safety of their workforce.New ZealandEmployment and HRWynn Williams
ArticlePenalties reach new levels in latest health and safety caseArticle discusses penalty imposed on company found guilty for failing to ensure health and safety of its workers (HSW Act). New ZealandEmployment and HRDuncan Cotterill
ArticleWellness in the workplaceArticle discusses mental illness within the context of the workplace.New ZealandEmployment and HRWynn Williams
ArticleExposure drafts of new health and safety at work regulations now availableExposure drafts of the regulations are being released to ensure that they are fit for purpose and technically accurate.New ZealandGovernment, Public SectorDuncan Cotterill