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As of 12 noon on the 12th August Auckland went back to Level 3 restrictions and the rest of NZ went to Level 2. Sadly, the reality is that the likelihood of further outbreaks in the future is high, and the level of government subsidy that will be available will
No, you can’t make this compulsory. Under the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 everyone has the right to refuse to undergo medical treatment. However, and this is where It gets more complicated, The Health and Safety at work act 2015 you have a legal obligation to take all reasonably practicable steps to
Well, we are back at level 4 and everything crossed that the go hard, go fast approach will keep delta contained, and Lockdown short.What have we learnt from last year?Obviously, when we went into lockdown last year we were dealing with a total unknown in respect of what we could
Back in April, I sent a newsletter advising that you can’t make it compulsory for someone to have a COVID Vaccination. This advice has NOT changed. However, the acceptance that the requirement for vaccination is reasonable Health and Safety requirements is certainly increasing. Government-mandated vaccinationsThe government has mandated that certain roles
As a business owner, you have a legal obligation to: Provide a safe working environment Act in good faith in the best interests of your company Irrespective of which side of the vaccination argument you sit, as a business owner you need to put those views aside and ensure that
Well, late 2021 felt like there may be light at the end of the tunnel, but then we heard Omricon, and the reality is that it is unlikely that Omricon will be the last variant. On top of Covid: the Government has just announced that the minimum wage will increase
I have just published some new documents on the website which will be of use to you all: A Covid Response pack – including key lines and covering what you need to know about how to protect your business against a close contact event An updated COVID H&S assessment matrix taking into account
Though it was great headline stuff, the reality is that all the government actually did was hand the decision over to Employers about how they manage the health and safety risk of COVID 19. And, legally, you have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at work act 2015, to
