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Always use the right machinery for the job
It is vital that businesses ensure workers have the right training and experience for the job at hand, especially when heavy machinery is involved. This messaging from WorkSafe comes after a 7.5 tonne roller operated by a worker slid over a steep bank backwards, coming to a brief stop approximately 20 metres down. The worker managed to escape but was airlifted ...
Can employees return to work early from parental leave?
Can employees return to work early from parental leave? (Submitted by Employment New Zealand)During COVID-19, some of your employees on parental leave may want to return to work early for financial or other reasons. Employment New Zealand has guidance on the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in these situations. You and your employee must act in good faith to ...
Guide to starting a business
If you’re new to being in business or self-employed, the tips in the link below outline what's involved, from testing your idea to registering a trade mark. If you’re starting a business in New Zealand or working for yourself, click on the link below to see the things you can do up-front that will safeguard your investment in the future. https://www.business.govt.nz/getting-started/taking-the-first-steps/10-step-guide-to-starting-a-business/ Source: www.business.govt.nz ...
Restaurant co-owner jailed for money laundering and tax evasion
A co-owner of a Restaurant chain has been jailed for hiding millions of dollars in cash sales and laundering large amounts of it. The co-owner was sentenced today at the Auckland High Court to three years and two months in prison, plus a $50,000 fine, on nine money laundering charges and 34 tax evasion charges. A former accountant was also sentenced today ...
Businesses must ensure machines are guarded to highest standard
A worker who was seven weeks into his first job has been left unable to return to work after he lost three fingers and part of his palm as the result of a traumatic amputation in unguarded machinery. Yesterday, a business was sentenced at the New Plymouth District Court for failing to ensure the machine was safe for workers to operate ...