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Health and Safety Sentence Sends Clear Message
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 12:16 am | Department Of Labour
Ryman Healthcare Limited has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court to a $22,500 fine for three breaches of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. More >>
Innovative customer communication recognised
Friday, 12 October 2007, 2:26 pm | Department Of Labour
A new approach to communication by the Department of Labour been recognised at the TUANZ Innovation Awards, Workforce Deputy Secretary Mary Anne Thompson said. More >>
Behind the scenes in unsafe workplaces
Monday, 24 September 2007, 11:26 am | Department Of Labour
The human cost of serious accidents in New Zealand workplaces as seen by those who investigate them continues its second season on TV ONE tonight. More >>
Behind the scenes in unsafe workplaces on TV
Monday, 24 September 2007, 11:25 am | Department Of Labour
The human cost of serious accidents in New Zealand workplaces as seen by those who investigate them continues its second season on TV ONE tonight. Special Investigators follows workplace health and safety inspectors for the Department of Labour as they ... More >>
Apple grower case gets to core of holiday pay
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 10:10 am | Department Of Labour
A successful investigation into a Nelson orchardist who failed to pay workers for a public holiday, claiming growing conditions had prevented work, is an important reminder for employers, says the Department of Labour. More >>
Forty years of focus on women’s employment
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 11:23 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour today paid tribute to the huge gains in women’s employment made during the 40 years since the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) was set up. More >>
Women’s work advisory group celebrates 40 years
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 11:21 am | Department Of Labour
Forty years of advising government on women’s right to work, and women’s rights at work, are being celebrated this week. More >>
Show Takes Close Look At Workplace Accidents
Monday, 17 September 2007, 4:01 pm | Department Of Labour
A hard hitting New Zealand reality television series that takes viewers behind the scenes of workplace accidents and investigations begins its second season on TV ONE tonight. More >>
Hairdressing industry not cutting it
Monday, 10 September 2007, 2:24 pm | Department Of Labour
A new report into health and safety management practices in the hairdressing industry shows an awareness of health risks but says more needs to be done to protect workers from injury, says the Department of Labour. More >>
Immigration Agent's Sentence Sends Clear Message
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 3:12 pm | Department Of Labour
The sentence handed down today to an Auckland immigration agent sends a clear message that bending immigration rules will not be tolerated, Department of Labour Investigations Manager Carl Manning said. More >>
No corruption by Immigration officials: report
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 10:41 am | Department Of Labour
An independent investigation has found no evidence to support allegations of corruption by Immigration officials. “In late 2005, the Hon Tuariki Delamere made serious allegations of corruption by staff of the New Zealand Immigration Service, and a ... More >>
Continuity of safety inspector certification
Monday, 27 August 2007, 3:09 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour and the Certification Board for Inspection Personnel (CBIP) have entered into an agreement that will ensure CBIP continues to provide examination and assessments of equipment inspectors under the Health and Safety in Employment ... More >>
Q'town cafe in mulled wine mix-up served notice
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 10:18 am | Department Of Labour
The Queenstown cafe in which industrial cleaner was accidentally served up as mulled wine has been issued an improvement notice related to its workplace health and safety systems, the Department of Labour confirmed today. More >>
Co-ordinating fight against leptospirosis vital
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:19 am | Department Of Labour
A new report by the Department of Labour on leptospirosis highlights the need for a well co-ordinated response to tackling New Zealand’s most frequently occurring occupationally acquired infectious disease. More >>
Lack of computer program mgmt costs worker's life
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 3:13 pm | Department Of Labour
The death of an Auckland worker in an engineering plant highlights the need for companies using hi-tech equipment to understand the computer programs underpinning them, says the Department of Labour. More >>
Sawmill incident sends important message
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 12:29 am | Department Of Labour
An incident at a Nelson sawmill that left a worker with a crushed foot holds important lessons for people operating industrial machinery everywhere, says the Department of Labour. More >>
Silo fall prosecutions hold lessons for farmers
Friday, 27 July 2007, 5:05 pm | Department Of Labour
The prosecution of an egg farm and a feed supply company over a worker who was seriously injured after falling from a feed silo, holds important lessons for all farms with feed silos, says the Department of Labour. More >>
Record fine in health and safety case
Friday, 29 June 2007, 4:26 pm | Department Of Labour
An Auckland concrete manufacturing company was fined $225,000 in the Papakura District Court today in what the Department of Labour says is a record fine imposed in a health and safety case. More >>
Nine workplace deaths in fortnight 'too high'
Monday, 25 June 2007, 11:07 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is urging workplaces to instil a culture of safety in the wake of nine workplace fatalities this month, which the Department describes as "too high a price for work". More >>
Department to target Tauranga building sites
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 1:42 pm | Department Of Labour
Residential construction sites in Tauranga will be the focus of a series of unannounced visits by teams of Health & Safety Inspectors from the Department of Labour next month. More >>
