Hastings recounted that when he was editor of The Daily Telegraph, he received a tape of a conversation between convicted fraudster Darius Guppy and Johnson, where Guppy asked Johnson to obtain the address of a journalist so Guppy could give the man "a hiding". Hastings said that "Johnson did not demur".

Hastings claimed that they called Johnson back from Brussels and asked him to explain himself. More...

Most readers will know that on 4 April 2016 the Health and Safety at Work Act came into force in New Zealand. New obligations, new offences and much higher penalties are all part of the package in this new scheme intended to protect people from harm.

What you may not be ready for is a WorkSafe investigation at your place of employment. More...

Our news lately has been dominated by tragic killings. When the reports follow, we often find that a common theme has been the issue of human rights, and the place of migrants in our society.

Recently Jo Cox, a Labour MP from West Yorkshire, was shot at point-blank range and stabbed while she was on her way to meet with her constituents. Jo Cox had been campaigning for Britain to remain part of the European Union. More...

Most employees are overwhelmingly loyal, objective and trustworthy and do not leak information. When employees discover questionable conduct, which they think is wrong or even illegal, what should they do? More...

Nicola Thorpe was employed as a temp worker by PWC's London office in reception. When she arrived on her first day, she was told she had to wear shoes with a 5cm to 13cm heel as a matter of policy. Thorpe refused arguing that the demand was discriminatory. She was sent home without pay after refusing to buy a pair of heels. More...

Aggrieved workers often complain about being overworked and "burnt out". Workers also complain, although less often, of "being sent to coventry", of having no work or trivial work. More...

Readers may have read about Federal Express and its sleepy loader.

This month reports emerged that a member of their ground crew was loading a flight at Memphis International airport in the United States. Incredibly, he fell asleep while loading cargo and ended up being carried almost 1200 km to Texas. More...

Readers will have seen the widespread publicity given to the Ministry of Justice restructuring. This is one of a number of public sector restructures that are underway.

What is significant about the Justice Ministry's restructure is that collection registry officers will no longer work from the ministry's premises. Instead they will be asked to work from their home. More....

Internationally respected Wellington film director, Sir Peter Jackson, resigned as a director of Weta Workshop as a result of the government's new health and safety legislation. Jackson was concerned that the new law would require him to be more involved on a daily basis, or risk liability under the new Act. He therefore decided to resign. With the incoming Health and Safety laws the age of the 'sleeping director' is truly at an end. More...