Workplace health and safety

Injuries cost New Zealand economy $8.7 billion in 2025

New data reveals injuries kept New Zealand workers off the job for more than 20 million days

Injuries cost New Zealand economy $8.7 billion in 2025

The men are not the problem. The design is

It is 3am. A man in his forties is awake again. He has not slept properly for a fortnight. He is short with his team, drinking a little more than he used to, and has stopped returning calls from his oldest friend. He has noticed none of this. His employer has an EAP. He will not be calling them

The men are not the problem. The design is

New toolkit to help prevent workplace sexual harassment launched

Toolkit seeks to help employers foster workplaces where harm is 'less likely to occur'

New toolkit to help prevent workplace sexual harassment launched

Corporate officers must look inward after landmark safety conviction

A landmark New Zealand ruling puts corporate officers on notice over workplace safety obligations

Corporate officers must look inward after landmark safety conviction

Canadian union battles for flight crew members' right to use cannabis off-duty

A landmark Canadian ruling bars cabin crew from using a legal substance off-duty — and its implications reach far beyond aviation

Canadian union battles for flight crew members' right to use cannabis off-duty

KiwiRail 'sincerely' apologises for incident that electrocuted 2 workers

KiwiRail fined $290,000 for the incident

KiwiRail 'sincerely' apologises for incident that electrocuted 2 workers