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Essential service employers could face prosecution if staff exposed to virus
And an employee doesn't have to contract the virus for an employer to get into trouble.
Kawerau company fined $79K after woman loses finger
The 29-year-old lost one finger and injured three others in the accident.
Labour reform 'kicked for touch'
Eight months after receiving report on labour law reform, more consultation is announced.
Excavation wars: Neighbours of Kingsland property could be protected by insurance
Insurance coverage depends on how, if any, damage is caused to their property.
Construction deaths spike: Injured builder urges change
Auckland man Jeremy Haldane still faces a further two years of recovery.
Trucking firm's safety failings exposed after death
Altranz were given a reduced fine due to their limited financial capacity.
Charter school parents protest outside PM's office
Pro-charter school protesters are calling on PM Jacinda Ardern to keep them open.
Workplace tragedy leads to scholarship
Ron Salter has set up a scholarship at Huntly College after the death of Jamey Bowring.
Huge fine after digger crushes man's legs
Hydrotech Ltd has been fined nearly $50,000 after a digger crushed an employee's legs.
WorkSafe NZ offers crash survivor help
The health and safety bureaucrats who failed to prosecute the air force over the fatal Anzac Day helicopter crash have offered to help cover legal costs for the sole survivor.
Traders knew inspectors were absent
Wanaka traders threw open their doors this Easter after being secretly told there would be no Labour inspectors around to catch them, it's been reported.
Pike River: Expose talks of failures
The Pike River coal mine should have been shut down well before the devastating explosion, says the author of a new book on the tragedy.
Families ripped apart
Watercare Services Ltd has been fined $81,000 and ordered to pay $315,000 in reparations over a fatal gas explosion in Auckland.
Fatal explosion probably sparked by 'normal job'
The worker whose blow torch is believed to have sparked a fatal explosion in an Auckland water main has described carrying out "just a normal job".
Watercare pleads guilty over explosion
Watercare Services Ltd has pleaded guilty to two charges over a fatal gas explosion in Onehunga in 2011.
Blueprint for a safer day at work
In April, the chairman of the Independent Taskforce On Workplace Health and Safety, Rob Jager, announced a vision for safer workplaces.
Horticulturist sacked over referral
A horticulturist sacked by an Auckland garden centre for referring a customer to a competitor has been awarded almost $9000, thanks to an email sent by her former boss.
Angry Pike families denounce report
Upset families of the 29 men killed at Pike River "cannot accept" findings of a report that absolves government employees of any blame for the 2010 tragedy.