The NZ industries hit hardest for labour breaches

The NZ industries hit hardest for labour breaches
Labour Inspectorate national manager Stu Lumsden says it will help industry, not partner with it. (Image: Supplied).
Oliver Lewis
Just four industries account for the bulk of infringement notices dished out by labour inspectors for breaching employment law.Investigations may have dropped off in recent years, but the regulator hasn't gone away because of covid-19, says Stu Lumsden, the head of the Labour Inspectorate, which is the employment standards regulator within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).Since 2016, an Official Information Act response from the ministry shows inspectors issued 136 infringement notices to businesses in the accommod...

More Law & Regulation

Wikeley loses again in Owen Glenn stoush
Law & Regulation

Wikeley loses again in Owen Glenn stoush

Supreme Court says fraud findings can’t be relitigated.

Victoria Young 04 Jul 2025
The business born battling Vector connection contracts
Property

The business born battling Vector connection contracts

'Pretty on the nose': Developers challenge Vector's hefty fees.

Garth Bray 04 Jul 2025
Eric Watson gearing up for more court action
Law & Regulation

Eric Watson gearing up for more court action

Watson says he would continue to stand firmly on his position. 

Denise McNabb 03 Jul 2025