Recent WorkSafe prosecutions show an increasing focus on officers,... read more
Recent WorkSafe prosecutions show an increasing focus on officers, including directors of small businesses, as discussed here and here. A...
Accredited Employer Work Visa – Exemptions to Median Wage
Immigration New Zealand has released exemptions to their requirement... read more
Immigration New Zealand has released exemptions to their requirement to be paid the median wage ($27.76 per hour) to obtain...
Employment Law / June 15, 2022
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act... read more
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 (Act) will replace the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 on 1 July 2022, increasing protection...
Acts / June 15, 2022
Whakaari sentencing: tour seller guilty
Following a WorkSafe investigation, Inflite Charters Limited... read more
Following a WorkSafe investigation, Inflite Charters Limited (Inflite) was fined $227,500 for failing to ensure that reasonably practicable steps to...
Acts / June 15, 2022
Mental Health at Work – WorkSafe’s Approach
WorkSafe expects PCBUs to identify mental health risks and eliminate... read more
WorkSafe expects PCBUs to identify mental health risks and eliminate them from work so far as reasonably practicable. If the...
Acts / June 15, 2022
Cabin crew case: Overnight stopovers not considered ‘work’
In the recent Employment Court case of E Tu Incorporated v Mount... read more
In the recent Employment Court case of E Tu Incorporated v Mount Cook Airline Limited [2022] NZEmpC 48, cabin crew...
Cases / May 19, 2022