Health and safety stories
APAC corporate travellers are concerned about the continuing health and safety threats from COVID-19, even as they retain high interest in travelling.
Macquarie Data Centres achieves perfect safety record in major 24-month infrastructure project for hyperscalers.
Returning to the office post-pandemic? Here are three key considerations for managing the new hybrid workforce.
Auckland based company HealthSafe says global trends include going contactless and using Bluetooth technology for signing in and real-time visibility.
Optic Security Group achieves three ISO certifications across its business units in Australia and New Zealand.
Reported incidents have fallen as Watercare expands its Back 2 Basics safety sessions across all construction sites, with new multilingual guides planned.
Rising costs, labour shortages and patchy demand are forcing trades firms to adapt fast as construction failures mount and projects stay funded.
Digital tools could help New Zealand builders deliver homes faster and cheaper as shortages, costs and delays threaten supply.
A central registry could help builders and councils find trusted product data more easily, cutting costly non-compliance in construction.
Skills shortages, cost pressures and red tape are leaving New Zealand contractors wary as vital infrastructure projects come under strain.
The pilot of the computer vision system helps solve a key business issue for EnviroNZ at its resource recovery centre identifying health and safety risks.
Infrastructure firms face growing pressure to prove climate and social value as stimulus spending, disclosures and stakeholder scrutiny intensify.
Print editions have ended after five years of shifting readers online, as the publisher cites lower costs, audited reach and carbon-zero operations.
Retention hinges on better support, recognition and safer workloads as a McKinsey report warns more nurses are considering leaving direct patient care.
Rework is eroding productivity in New Zealand construction, with firms losing 16% of project time to fixing defects, a Procore report says.
New Zealand risks missing its infrastructure build-out unless it creates clearer entry points and training for civil construction workers.
Projects saving time, money and emissions were among eight winners at the 2021 IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards.
Businesses are turning to automation as record-low unemployment and isolation risks worsen staff shortages and wage pressures across New Zealand.
Shortening isolation to seven days may speed staff back to work, but experts warn it could leave more infected people mixing in workplaces.
Workers have walked out for 48 hours after union claims wages have lagged behind soaring demand and a GBP £70 million revenue stream.