WorkSafe New Zealand has opted for a binding safety deal after a truck driver was killed in a landfill incident, avoiding prosecution.
Clear job descriptions and flexible working are key to preventing quiet quitting from denting morale and productivity.
A tailored layout could boost productivity, as extroverts and introverts need very different levels of noise, space and company.
Night shifts are raising the risk of hydraulic failures, with poor servicing threatening downtime, accidents and costly compliance breaches.
Remote employees are at greater risk of burnout and isolation, making regular breaks and clear boundaries vital for well-being.
The ERA ruled four Taranaki oil and gas workers were unjustifiably dismissed, ordering nearly GBP £140,000 in back pay and compensation.
Construction workers still face rising anxiety and suicidal thoughts, with MATES in Construction warning wellbeing has not improved since lockdowns ended.
Underground storage of battery-powered tools can turn a small fault into a fire risk, WorkSafe says after a toolbox blaze.
Somar Digital is working with Te Aorerekura, providing its expertise on new digital tools to help end family and sexual violence in New Zealand.
Real-time sensors are helping Dempsey Wood avoid consent breaches, complaints and delays on a Lower Hutt retirement village build.
As IoT adoption grows, businesses face rising cyber risk that could slow trust and stall sales unless protections improve.
Forest workers are safer than a decade ago, but serious injuries and fatal risks still haunt an industry worth NZD $6 billion a year.
Workers can be killed within minutes if toxic hydrogen sulphide builds up in confined or poorly ventilated spaces, WorkSafe warns.
Failing to maintain critical safety controls can leave businesses exposed to prosecution even when workers act recklessly, experts warn.
New Zealand patients could see fewer supply disruptions as locally grown and made medicinal cannabis medicines reach the market for the first time.
A Bay of Plenty lime spreader has been fined after dust blown on to a motorway sparked a fatal multi-vehicle crash and killed Susan Walmsley.
A Napier roofing firm has been fined and ordered to pay reparations after a 14-year-old worker fell eight metres through a skylight.
The ruling could curb employers’ disciplinary powers after Inland Revenue was ordered to reverse a warning and pay NZD $20,000.
At least two construction workers have died each month since last year, prompting urgent warnings over site safety and enforcement.
Children were left at risk of death or serious injury when an inflatable slide collapsed, prompting a GBP £350,000 fine in Waihi.
