BusinessNZ says a sharper focus on Approved Codes of Practice will make health and safety management stronger and simpler. Approved Codes of Practice will become more important under coming changes to health and safety legislation, and complying with a Code will be...

BusinessNZ supports coming changes to employment law to remove unnecessary regulations on employing new staff. Currently businesses must sign up new staff to a collective agreement’s terms for their first 30 days in the job, regardless of whether they want to be in a...

Proposed law changes will bring clarity to the health and safety responsibilities of directors and managers, BusinessNZ says. Changes announced today indicate that the routine management of health and safety in the workplace will in future rest solely with managers,...

Further changes to Health and Safety laws should see more Kiwis keen to explore their own backyard and unlock further economic gains in the great outdoors. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says clearer expectations around health and safety responsibilities...

Health and safety law reforms announced today will make it simpler for small businesses to keep their workplace safe and people healthy, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the costs of compliance for small, low-risk businesses often overshadowed best...