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Department of Labour – Response on Huntly East Mine
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:06 pm | Department Of Labour
The Health and Safety in Employment Act places responsibility for mine safety firmly on the mine owners. More >>
Employers Urged To Plan for Christmas Holiday Period
Monday, 28 November 2011, 12:09 pm | Department Of Labour
With less than a month until the Christmas holiday period begins, businesses and organisations are being urged to ensure they are prepared for public holiday entitlements and shut down periods. More >>
Charges Laid Following Fatal Gas Explosion in Onehunga
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:50 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour has laid five charges against two parties in the Auckland District Court today in relation to the fatal gas explosion in Onehunga in June this year. More >>
Employee Injured When Pinned Under Roller
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:40 pm | Department Of Labour
Two companies from Taranaki have been fined a total of $71,500 after an employee suffered serious injuries when the hired machine he was operating rolled down a slope, pinning him underneath. More >>
Online Job Vacancies Continue to Fall in October
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 11:43 am | Department Of Labour
MEDIA RELEASE 16 November 2011 Lead Employment Indicator Expects Moderate Growth But Online Job Vacancies Continue to Fall in October There are signs that employment will grow by the end of the year although there has been a recent drop. The Department’s ... More >>
Pike River – Parties Charged Named
Friday, 11 November 2011, 4:37 pm | Department Of Labour
All suppression orders relating to those charged with health and safety failures at the Pike River Coal mine have been lifted. The decision followed a teleconference between all parties late this afternoon convened by the Greymouth District Court. More >>
Pike River Charges Laid
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 3:13 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour today laid 25 charges against three parties alleging health and safety failures at the Pike River Coal mine following the tragic deaths of 29 miners nearly a year ago. More >>
Feedback Sought On Plan to Reduce Illness and Injury at Work
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 11:17 am | Department Of Labour
A consultation draft of a plan to improve the occupational health of New Zealand workers was released by the Department of Labour this morning. It is estimated that between 700 and 1,000 New Zealanders die each year because of occupational disease ... More >>
Employee Killed In Preventable 15 Metre Fall
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 10:53 am | Department Of Labour
Delta Utility Services Limited has been fined $75,000 after one of its employees was killed when he fell 15 metres when a power line pole he was working on near Dunedin in December last year collapsed. More >>
Employee Severely Injured and In Coma after Six Metre Fall
Friday, 7 October 2011, 3:20 pm | Department Of Labour
A Wellington man and City Aerials Limited have today been fined a total of $29,750 after an employee suffered serious injuries and was left in a coma after falling six metres from a roof. More >>
Roofing Company Fined After Employee Falls More Than 5m
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 12:18 pm | Department Of Labour
An Auckland roofing company was today fined $8,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $40,000 after an employee fell more than five metres, suffering serious injuries. The North Shore District Court heard that the employee of Woolley Roofing Limited ... More >>
Employee Severely Injured After Being Hit by 400kg Beam
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 4:14 pm | Department Of Labour
An Auckland company specialising in structural steel fabrication and installation has been fined $25,000 after an employee was injured by a 400 kilogram steel beam in June 2010. George Grant Engineering Limited was also ordered to pay $17,500 in ... More >>
Growth in Skilled Job Vacancies Indicate Gradual Improvement
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 1:25 pm | Department Of Labour
The number of skilled job vacancies advertised online continued to grow in August, according to the latest analysis by the Labour and Immigration Research Centre, a service of the Department of Labour. More >>
Poultry Producer Fined After Employee Loses Part of Finger
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 3:53 pm | Department Of Labour
Tegel Foods Limited has been fined $41,250 today following an accident at its Christchurch factory, where one of their 1,700 employees was injured using an unguarded machine. The Christchurch District Court also ordered the company to pay $5,000 in reparation ... More >>
Poultry Producer Fined After Employee Loses Part of Finger
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 3:30 pm | Department Of Labour
Tegel Foods Limited has been fined $41,250 today following an accident at its Christchurch factory, where one of their 1,700 employees was injured using an unguarded machine. The Christchurch District Court also ordered the company to pay $5,000 in reparation ... More >>
Action Plan Released To Reduce High Rate Of Forestry Deaths
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 10:57 am | Department Of Labour
A new plan to reduce the number of forestry workers being injured or killed has been launched by the Department of Labour in Rotorua this morning. More >>
Spring Visits To 400 Farms To Check On Quad Bike Safety
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 2:39 pm | Department Of Labour
Around 400 farms across New Zealand can expect visits from health and safety inspectors during spring, to check on how quad bikes are being used on their farm. More >>
Migration Trends in 2010/2011
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 4:07 pm | Department Of Labour
The global economic crisis is having an impact on the number of people migrating to New Zealand, as shown in the Labour and Immigration Research Centre’s Migration Trends Key Indicators Report , released today. More >>
2011 Skills Highway Award Winner Announced
Friday, 26 August 2011, 10:13 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour congratulates Auckland logistics and freight company Cardinal Logistics - winner of this year's Skills Highway Award. More >>
Company Fined After Employee Loses Toes
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 5:05 pm | Department Of Labour
Northland Stevedoring Services Limited has been fined $37,500 today following an accident at Northport Wharf, which resulted in an employee on his first day at work having three toes amputated. More >>
