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Safety in numbers – sharing HSWA duties
Education, Learning & Training

Safety in numbers – sharing HSWA duties

Businesses sharing workplaces face fines if they fail to coordinate safety duties under new law aimed at closing gaps for workers.

By Geoff • 10 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
Hosting drinks? Be sure to think
Management

Hosting drinks? Be sure to think

Workplace drinks can expose employers to liability if staff leave intoxicated, with experts urging clear controls and safe transport.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
Fatal Australian court case holds valuable lessons
Management

Fatal Australian court case holds valuable lessons

New Zealand directors may face sharper scrutiny after an Australian ruling over a contractor’s electrocution clarified who counts as an officer.

By Geoff • 7 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
Risks rise when tradies turn houses into workplaces
Education, Learning & Training

Risks rise when tradies turn houses into workplaces

Homeowners may be surprised to learn that once tradespeople start work, safety duties shift to them and the tradies themselves.

By Geoff • 8 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
A new era in managing hazardous substances
Supply Chain

A new era in managing hazardous substances

Businesses will face simpler hazardous substances rules as New Zealand shifts workplace controls to WorkSafe under health and safety reform.

By Geoff • 6 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
New app keeps lone workers in touch
Digital Transformation

New app keeps lone workers in touch

New Zealand employers face higher safety and compliance risks as a new app lets lone workers summon help without extra hardware.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Sun, 26th Mar 2017
Mining board concerned about applicant competence
Health and Safety

Mining board concerned about applicant competence

Nearly half of mining safety certificate candidates failed last year as examiners said many lacked the legislative knowledge needed for safe operations.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017
Nail salon cut to the quick
Risk & Compliance

Nail salon cut to the quick

Customers were exposed to a banned nail glue linked to headaches and skin irritation after an Auckland salon admitted safety breaches and was fined AUD $13,500.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Feb 2017

Global Stories

Compliance stories

Fraud, cyber risk are top compliance challenges facing financial execs today
Risk & Compliance

Fraud, cyber risk are top compliance challenges facing financial execs today

Execs flag fraud and cyber threats as financial sector's grim compliance demons, with a costly road ahead, reveals Accenture's study.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2017
HP New Zealand reveals why your printers might be the biggest risk in your company
Document Management

HP New Zealand reveals why your printers might be the biggest risk in your company

Only 16% think printers are at high risk of a breach, and 43% ignore printers in endpoint security entirely. HP New Zealand explains why.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2017
U.S. House of Representatives Hosts IDCA at Ford House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
DataCentre infrastructure

U.S. House of Representatives Hosts IDCA at Ford House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

IDCA and U.S. House's CIO discuss critical IT strategies in a summit aiming to align public and private sector data standards.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Metadata-driven ECM: Breaking down barriers between employees & their information
Enterprise Content Management

Metadata-driven ECM: Breaking down barriers between employees & their information

Businesses struggle to find the right enterprise content management solution, says Nicholas Delaveris, M-Files director.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017
A more sophisticated data center standard
Hyperscale

A more sophisticated data center standard

Overall, this new standard contains recommendations for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of data centers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Feb 2017
No magic bullets for defeating cyber threats
Cybersecurity

No magic bullets for defeating cyber threats

Cybercrime hits hard with global losses over $2 billion; experts say no simple fix, call for comprehensive security strategies.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Oct 2016
PwC and Microsoft partner to kickstart India's digital transformation
Microsoft

PwC and Microsoft partner to kickstart India's digital transformation

PwC and Microsoft India form alliance to propel digital transformation for businesses across India, harnessing strategic and tech prowess.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Oct 2016
Where exactly is all the AWS Cloud infrastructure?
Hyperscale

Where exactly is all the AWS Cloud infrastructure?

The AWS Cloud operates 35 'Availability Zones' - within 13 geographic 'Regions' around the world. We take a look at where these are.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Oct 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Compliance stories

Cybersecurity trends 2017: What to expect in the year ahead
Data Privacy

Cybersecurity trends 2017: What to expect in the year ahead

To say last year was a catastrophe in terms of combating cyber threats in Australia would be putting it lightly.

By Panashe Muzenda • 8 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017