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Stagecoach Mediation
Friday, 17 June 2005, 9:27 am | Department Of Labour
It is agreed that the following statement which will be released by the mediator is the only press statement to be made about the negotiations. More >>
Job ad analysis shows skill shortages deepening
Monday, 23 May 2005, 9:26 am | Department Of Labour
The number of advertised job vacancies in newspapers nationwide was 13% higher in April, compared with April 2004, according to the Department of Labour’s Job Vacancy Monitor. More >>
ATVs: Safer farm transport sought
Friday, 20 May 2005, 8:59 am | Department Of Labour
All terrain vehicles (ATVs) have become an almost indispensable tool on farms – but at a cost, as a recent report from the Taranaki Coroner has identified. More >>
Children’s deaths a tragic accident
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 3:14 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour will take no legal action in respect to the deaths of a brother and sister killed in a farm accident near Outram earlier this year. More >>
Stagecoach Mediation
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 2:36 pm | Department Of Labour
A Proposal For Settlement Has Been Tabled By The Mediator And The Parties Have Agreed That This Proposal Will Be Put To The Members At A Stop Work Meeting To Be Held On Wednesday 11 May 2005. More >>
UK Police Officers Now Call NZ Home
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 3:29 pm | Department Of Labour
More than 50 police recruits who came to New Zealand from the United Kingdom under the Government’s work-to-residence policy have decided to make this country their home. More >>
March Job Vacancy Numbers Show Skill Shortages
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 1:26 pm | Department Of Labour
Skill shortages continue to grow, the Department of Labour's latest report on advertised job vacancies shows. More >>
Day to remember dead workers
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 12:20 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is urging all New Zealanders to spend some time today thinking about how health and safety in their workplace can be improved. More >>
Juliette Gilbert found
Monday, 11 April 2005, 10:10 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour’s immigration service has found overstayer Juliette Gilbert at a real estate agent’s premises in Rotorua attempting to rent a home in the area. More >>
Wet concrete and skin don’t mix
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 4:04 pm | Department Of Labour
Kneeling in wet concrete for up to an hour left two Otago construction workers with third-degree burns and needing skin grafts. More >>
Nail gun use to be scrutinised
Wednesday, 26 January 2005, 3:05 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour will review safety issues involving the use of all brands of nail guns, following the death last year of a Queenstown builder. More >>
OSH looks into five farm fatalities
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 4:37 pm | Department Of Labour
The deaths of five people in four farming accidents over the Christmas break has the Department of Labour’s occupational safety and health service concerned. More >>
Partnership Resource Centre Advisory Board
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 4:09 pm | Department Of Labour
Members of the Advisory Board for the new Partnership Resource Centre have been announced by Secretary of Labour James Buwalda today. More >>
Nail gun fatality investigation continues
Friday, 5 November 2004, 11:37 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour’s occupational safety and health service is continuing its investigation into the death of carpenter Robert Otto in Queenstown on 1 November. More >>
Boy’s death a terrible accident
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 2:15 pm | Department Of Labour
The death of 8-year old Jay Scott in an Auckland subdivision in June was a tragic accident, but no one can be held responsible for it, the Department of Labour’s occupational safety and health service has found. More >>
Dangers of working around machinery
Friday, 29 October 2004, 4:23 pm | Department Of Labour
Two accidents at Richmond Ltd’s Oringi meatworks earlier this year highlight the dangers of working around moving machinery, and the need for workers to be trained to work safely. More >>
Fireworks fun – but only in the right hands
Thursday, 28 October 2004, 10:56 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour’s occupational safety and health service is reminding retailers that fireworks must not be sold to anyone under the age of 14. More >>
Amusement ride death referred to coroner
Monday, 30 August 2004, 1:09 pm | Department Of Labour
The death of well-known amusement ride owner Bill Mahon in April has been referred to the coroner’s court, after a Department of Labour investigation was unable to determine exactly what caused the ride he was working on to fail. More >>
LPG warning – get cylinders checked regularly
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 10:59 am | Department Of Labour
LPG filling stations must take care never to overfill gas cylinders, as there is a risk of overfilled bottles leaking and causing fires, the Department of Labour’s occupational safety and health service has warned. More >>
Children As Future Workers To Launch PeoplePower
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 11:02 am | Department Of Labour
A group of small children (aged 6 -9) of many different shapes, sizes, abilities and ethnic backgrounds will be dressed as the future workforce to launch PeoplePower – Successful diversity at work. More >>
