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Employer self-check · General Business

What needs your attention?

A baseline check for ordinary New Zealand businesses covering workplace health and safety, worker engagement, employment records, privacy, capability, emergency readiness and management evidence.

Scope: Use this when a specialist NZQC industry pathway does not better fit the work. If the business carries out regulated or higher-risk sector activities, check those specialist requirements separately. This tool organises management review; it does not certify compliance.
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1. Workplace health, safety & engagement

Are workplace risks identified and managed for the work actually performed?

Consider workers, contractors, customers, visitors, equipment, substances and the work environment.

Official source: WorkSafe — managing health and safety
Are workers engaged on health and safety matters that directly affect them and given reasonable opportunities to participate?

Worker engagement and participation apply to businesses of all sizes.

Official source: WorkSafe — worker engagement and participation

2. Employment & workforce records

Are written employment arrangements and minimum employment obligations being managed for the workforce?

Use Employment New Zealand guidance for the employment standards that apply.

Are wage, time, holiday and leave records complete, accurate and retrievable?

Employers must keep records that show employees receive their minimum entitlements.

Official source: Employment New Zealand — record-keeping

3. Privacy & personal information

Is personal information collected, stored, used, shared and retained in line with the Privacy Act principles?

Include how people are informed about collection and how information is kept secure.

Official source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner — Privacy Act 2020 principles
Has the business considered the current notification duties when personal information is collected indirectly?

IPP 3A came into force on 1 May 2026.

4. Capability, contractors & emergency readiness

Do workers receive information, instruction, training and supervision appropriate to their work and risks?

Training records are useful evidence, but capability should match the real task.

Where duties overlap with contractors, landlords, clients or other PCBUs, are relevant risks and responsibilities coordinated?

Focus on the work and risks each party can influence or control.

Is there a workplace emergency plan that is maintained, communicated and tested?

The plan should fit the size, location, workforce, work and emergencies the workplace may face.

Official source: WorkSafe — workplace emergency plans

5. Evidence & improvement

Can managers see incidents, worker concerns, required records, training, reviews and outstanding corrective actions in one reviewable picture?

Use evidence to support decisions and follow-up rather than treating paperwork itself as compliance.