Major NZ firms urge Government to improve workplace safety

Major NZ firms urge Government to improve workplace safety
Work-related harm cost New Zealand more than $4.9 billion in 2023. (Image: Getty)
John Anthony
Sixty-one New Zealand companies, which employ close to 200,000 people, are calling for “radical improvements” to how the Government helps businesses manage work-related risks in a joint submission to a health and safety review which closes for public consultation today.The companies, which include some of NZ’s largest and influence close to 80,000 businesses through their supply chains, made six recommendations as part of a Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden's review.Vector, Z Energy, MinterElliso...

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