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Health and safety

Information on health and safety in the workplace including employers’ duties and obligations.

New Zealand :: Health and safety representatives

Employers have a general duty to provide employees with opportunities to be involved in the processes for maintaining health and safety in the workplace …

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New Zealand :: Employee “substance testing”

There is no specific employment related law that deals with drug testing in the workplace, however, the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 specifically states that the term ‘hazard’ includes a situation where a person’s behaviour may be a source of harm, such as situations resulting from drugs or alcohol …

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New Zealand :: Reporting occupational accidents and disease

The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 requires every employer to maintain a register of accidents and serious harm and report accident that cause serious harm …

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New Zealand :: Medical examinations

An employer cannot force an employee to have a medical examination …

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New Zealand :: Labour inspections

Health and safety inspectors may enter any place of work at any reasonable time, and issue improvement, prohibition, and hazard notices …

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New Zealand :: Smoking in the workplace

The Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 regulates smoke free workplaces and employers must take reasonably practicable steps to ensure that workplaces are smoke free …

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New Zealand :: Health and safety

New Zealand’s new Health and Safety at Work Act, which came into force on April 4th 2016, clarifies current duty-holders’ core responsibilities and increases worker participation, leaders’ responsibilities, the scope for personal liability and penalties for breach …

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FedEE Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

The Federation of International Employers (FedEE) is committed to undertaking its activities in an ethical and humane way. We seek to verify that none of our Suppliers, Associates, Affiliates Representatives or Members is involved in unethical trade practices and operate our own employment policy in line with ILO conventions and the principles of best practice. Operational and strategic issues are the responsibility of the FedEE Board, whilst day-to-day running of FedEE is through its Secretary-General and contractual relationship with our operating affiliate FedEE Corporate Services Limited (FCSL). Our services are mainly engaged via FCSL and are principally in the fields of professional services, IT services, telecommunications, utilities and office supply. We undertake to pay our suppliers in a timely way and promote an organisational philosophy that promotes equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, tolerance and a liberal corporate stance. FedEE has its own code of conduct, developed many years ago, and seeks to both further that in the corporate world and adhere to it in our own organisation.