by Tony Tikiku | Jul 1, 2013 | Legislation, Podcast
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by Tony Tikiku | Jun 6, 2013 | Legislation, Podcast
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by Tony Collins | Apr 14, 2011 | Legislation
Health and Safety Act As an employer, you are responsible for the inactions or actions of your employees that cause harm to anyone. This includes fellow workers, visitors to the workplace or members of the public going about their business....
by Tony Collins | Apr 6, 2011 | Legislation
Health and Safety Act and Corporate Manslaughter In 2007 the UK bought in the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 which that allows them to prosecute an organisation for killing employers. This was introduced because of difficulties in holding a...
by Tony Collins | Jan 17, 2011 | Legislation
How Much Will A Workplace Health And Safety Fine Cost? A recent High Court appeal in New Zealand has significantly increased the workplace health and safety fines. Now the fines have increased with a low culpability fine starting at $50,000, which is 10x greater than...
by Tony Collins | Jan 15, 2011 | Legislation
How Good is New Zealand’s Health and Safety Act? Notes The American safety law has just turned 40, and Labour is calling for a change. They point to an under resourced regulator (about 1/5th the ratio in NZ of inspectors to population) and penalties that...