The government’s proposed workplace safety reforms aim to create simpler rules for employers. Critics argue they may also move risk onto workers.
- Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Rituels annuels, grilles de notation et « Key Performance Indicators » : les évaluations de performance structurent encore la vie des entreprises. Pourtant, de plus en plus de travaux montrent qu’elles sont mal adaptées au travail actuel.
One survey showed employees are 57% less likely than leaders to believe performance management is working well. But there are better ways.
The government says Health & Safety at Work Act changes will remove a ‘climate of fear’. But making it easier for operators to comply with regulations would help more.
With 70 work-related deaths each year, the government’s review of health and safety rules is very timely. But simply reducing red tape won’t fix the deeper problems.
Bringing together worker, business, and government representatives helped set clearer rules for everyone on public holidays. We need to try that same approach to lift NZ’s poor productivity.
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