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Programme for Pacific Islanders Boosts Incomes Back Home
Friday, 3 December 2010, 12:08 pm | Department Of Labour
New research out of the University of Waikato shows that New Zealand’s new seasonal migration scheme is producing a triple win – good for the local horticulture and viticulture industry, good for the seasonal workers, and good for economic development ... More >>
Properly Guarded Machines Save Lives
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 4:36 pm | Department Of Labour
Proper machine guarding could have saved the life of a worker killed when he was dragged into a pulp machine according to the Department of Labour. In December last year, a worker at Carter Holt Harvey Limited’s Pulp and Paper Mill in Kawerau, ... More >>
Worker Survives Digger Bucket Fall
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 1:25 pm | Department Of Labour
An Auckland worker is lucky to be alive after a digger bucket fell onto him, according to the Department of Labour. The Department of Labour charged Builders Corner Limited following the accident on 3 November 2009 in Orakei when the bucket came off the ... More >>
OSH: Investigation into explosion at Pike River coal mine
Friday, 26 November 2010, 9:34 am | Department Of Labour
The investigation will be carried out under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 which requires employers to take all practicable steps to provide a safe workplace. Under the Act the Department has up to six months to investigate an incident and ... More >>
Worker Killed By 200 Kilogram Glass Sheet
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 2:14 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is reminding employers that they must do all they can to protect their workers after a North Shore employee was killed unloading sheets of glass. More >>
Contractor Company Convicted
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 2:49 pm | Department Of Labour
An Auckland contracting business was ordered to pay reparation totalling $28,900 today after two men were killed and two others were seriously injured in a house collapse at Manurewa Marae in June 2009 More >>
Retail Institute Best Small To Medium Workplace
Friday, 12 November 2010, 11:07 am | Department Of Labour
Retail Institute Named ‘Best Small To Medium Place To Work’ The Retail Institute has been named as the winner of this year’s JRA Best Workplaces awards for a small to medium business. Sponsored by the Department of Labour the category recognises ... More >>
Pacific Officials’ Secondment To NZ Under SPP
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 9:42 am | Department Of Labour
Kiribati and Tuvalu government officials have been in New Zealand for almost three weeks on their secondment with the Department of Labour as part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer’s scheme project called the ‘Strengthening Partnership Programme’. More >>
Orewa College Charges Adjourned Without Plea
Monday, 8 February 2010, 10:41 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour has laid charges against The Orewa College Board of Trustees following an investigation into the boiler explosion at Orewa College in June 2009. More >>
Wildlife Gardens charges adjourned without plea
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 10:02 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour has confirmed that charges laid under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 following the death of animal handler Dalu Mncube at Zion Wildlife Gardens near Whangarei in May 2009 have been adjourned without plea to 18 ... More >>
Labour to meet ACC protestors
Monday, 26 October 2009, 3:59 pm | Department Of Labour
A petition signed by more than 4000 people opposed to cuts in counselling support for victims of sexual abuse will tomorrow be delivered to ACC Minister Nick Smith and Labour will be there to add its support for the petition, says Labour’s Victims ... More >>
Fatal Accidents Involving Flammable Vapours
Friday, 18 September 2009, 3:22 pm | Department Of Labour
Incidents On 4 and 15 September 2009, there were two fatal workplace accidents involving the explosion of flammable vapours during the cutting of metal tanks. These tragic accidents highlight the dangers of working on tanks and containers that contain, ... More >>
Safety Equipment For ATV Users Urged
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 9:41 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is urging farmers to ensure that employees required to use All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) in their work are given proper safety equipment – including helmets. More >>
Companies need to ensure proper precautions
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 4:06 pm | Department Of Labour
Employers need to ensure their safety procedures covering work in confined spaces are up-to-date and applied on an ongoing basis, says Department of Labour Service Manager Annette Baxter.Ms Baxter spoke today after Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure ... More >>
Country faces long-term work shortage in aged-care
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 4:53 pm | Department Of Labour
As New Zealand’s population ages, the country will face an increasing shortage of skilled caregivers to look after its older citizens, according to a report from the Department of Labour. Projections show that the number of paid caregivers required ... More >>
Protect staff from exposure to chemical leaks: DoL
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 5:21 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is reminding businesses to ensure procedures designed to protect staff from exposure to chemical leaks are kept up to date and equipment is regularly checked. “Failure to do these things can prove costly – both for employers ... More >>
Possible Workplace Closures And Employee Absence
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 4:04 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is encouraging all employers and employees to talk to each other about what will happen if their workplace is shut or workers are forced to stay at home for reasons outside their control. “With the current pandemic moving ... More >>
Easter shop trading: Easter Sunday report
Monday, 13 April 2009, 11:02 am | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is considering further action against 16 retailers throughout the country who opened on Easter Sunday in apparent contravention of Easter shop trading legislation. More >>
Easter shop trading: Good Friday report
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 3:00 pm | Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is considering action against 17 retailers around the country following visits by inspectors today to ensure compliance with Easter shop trading legislation. More >>
Watch Out For The Workers
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 12:55 pm | Department Of Labour
With Daylight Saving having come to an end, the Department of Labour is reminding people to look out for workers who working in dim evening light, as this will now be more likely with increasing hours of darkness, as we move into our Winter. More >>
