Advicewise – August update

Read about the Equal Pay amendment bill, components of the proposed pay equity framework, cannabis legislation and control referendum, bereavement leave for miscarriage, privacy act 2020, and heavy investment to fight migrant worker exploitation. Read more here

H&S workshop

We’re very excited to offer you this H&S workshop, facilitated by Kenneth Hannon from Advicewise.  We’ve focused on two topics that we know you want some help with.  See details below.  With limited places we recommend you buy your tickets now – $150+GST.

Programme:  3pm to 5pm (followed by drinks)

Effective Contractor Management: How to turn historical working relationships into formally agreed conditions of engagement in relation to health and safety, together with gathering and understanding of the contractors own safety program. The session will also address how to qualify new contract service providers and minimum documentation requirements.

How to answer a Site Safe – SiteWise pre-qualification questionnaire: Answering the 12 SiteWise pre-qualification questions. Reference will be made to the relevant documentation in the members health and safety programme and details of requirements to address in order to achieve a high score / rating.

PLUS each workshop will include some real life learnings from Metro/Viridian/Woods

Each workshop will be followed by some drinks/nibbles

Auckland (Tuesday 12 Nov):
Fairway Events Centre,17a Silverfield (behind Northshore Events Centre)

Wellington (Wednesday 13 Nov):
Quality Inn Angus, CNR Waterloo Rd. & Cornwall St., Lower Hutt

Christchurch (Thursday 14 Nov): Commodore Airport Hotel, 449 Memorial Ave, Burnside

Register/pay here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/health-safety-workshop-tickets-74918405969




Construction Pipeline

Released this week the National Construction Pipeline report provides a forward view of national building and construction activity over a six-year period.  Key predictions:

  • Construction activity growth is forecast to continue through to 2021.
  • Residential building activity in Auckland is forecast to continue to grow.
  • Non-residential building activity is forecast to peak in 2021.
  • Infrastructure activity is forecast to overtake non-residential activity by 2023.

Access the full report here. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.