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Pre-Employment Drug Test NZ: About Workplace Drug Testing in New Zealand

Pre-employment drug testing in New Zealand is in place to ensure employees remain safe at all times. Companies are responsible for maintaining safety in the workplace, and a pre-employment drug test helps to reduce risk. Testing for drugs and alcohol can help ensure employees are clear-headed at all times, but policies and procedures must be […]

Pre-Employment Drug Test NZ: About Workplace Drug Testing in New Zealand

As companies and businesses aim to make their work environment safer for employees and customers, a pre-employment drug test in NZ workplaces is one of the preventive measures they turn to. The use and abuse of illicit drugs can lead to increased work-related accidents due to employee impairments. In line with this, alcohol intoxication from […]

NEW PRIVACY ACT FOR NEW ZEALAND IN FORCE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2020 EXTENDS TO OFFSHORE ENTITIES DOING BUSINESS IN NZ

New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 recently went into force with key changes such as an extension of the powers and functions of the Privacy Commissioner, the strengthening of cross-border protections, the introduction of criminal penalties for certain behavior, and an increased focus on risk management and early intervention by “agencies.” How will the Commissioner’s powers […]

PERSONAL DATA HANDLING AND PROCESSING IN NEW ZEALAND

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MANPOWER GROUP SURVEY SHOWS NEW ZEALAND EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK.

The latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey for New Zealand shows employers reporting conservative hiring plans for the second quarter of 2019. With 14 percent of employers expecting to increase payrolls, five percent anticipating a decrease and 80 percent forecasting no change, the resulting Net Employment Outlook is +9 percent. Employers in all four organization size […]

HOW CAN HR PROTECT AGAINST EMPLOYEE FRAUD?

Robyn Conza, Country head – Australia and New Zealand at First Advantage, discusses pre-employment screening and the importance of rescreening to prevent ongoing employee fraud and mitigate risk. He notes that fraud in actual dollar terms is costing the Australian economy approximately half a billion a year. The non-financial impact manifests itself in organizational culture […]

BACKGROUND CHECKS LAGGING IN NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand criminals are entering Australia without background checks, causing concern for Australian authorities. Under a Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement, Australian visitors complete an  incoming passenger card to declare whether they have convictions, but some are lying on the form, and background checks are not being done.  There is no system in place that allows Australian […]

New Zealand Data Protection Authority’s Powers Held Back By Government Veto

The Privacy (Giving Privacy Commissioner Necessary Tools) Amendment Bill that would have given greater powers of control to the New Zealand data protection authority, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (the DPA), has been blocked by a negative vote in New Zealand Parliament. The draft bill proposed by the Labour opposition party states, […]

Woman Sentenced Over Fake Security Course

A woman who ran a fake security course and pretended to be accredited to NZQA has been fined. ONE News uncovered the scam which involved students attending the fake college and getting false NZQA certificates at the end of it.

It is the first time such charges have been laid under the Education Act. […]

Sex Offenders May Be Avoiding Detection

Sex offenders who have had their names suppressed could be avoiding detection because their crimes do not have to be revealed in their criminal records checks. The Ministry of Justice says about 400,000 applications for criminal records were made last year and the ministry is looking at the way its checks work to make […]