New health and safety law likely to be softened on small employers' fears

New health and safety law likely to be softened on small employers' fears
By Pattrick Smellie May 25 (BusinessDesk) - Health and safety reforms sparked by the Pike River coal mine disaster look set to be softened either by a select committee considering new legislation or by the Cabinet, Prime Minister John Key said. The Health and Safety Reform Bill is due to be reported back to Parliament from the transport and industrial relations select committee this week.  While Key denied a report from the Politik political news service that former Small Business Minister Maurice Williamson was contemplating crossing...