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24 March 2022
File Ref: 2200081
Mr Chuck Schooner
[FYI request #18496 email]
Dear Mr Schooner
Thank you for your request of 9 February 2022, to WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe), requesting the
following information:
1. Total Number of Covid Compliance Fines
2. Business who was fined
3. Location of business
4. Date of fine
5. Authority by which the fine was given
6. What was the breach that the business did
7. How the information was made known to Worksafe
8. Total Number of Employees in Worksafe to include ful time workers, contractors and part
time workers 2018-2022 Range of salaries - lowest to highest Median Salary Range of
contractor rates - lowest to highest Median contractor rates Total Cost of Salaries &
Contractor Wages Total Floor Area Leased in Wellington Average sick days taken per agency
9. is Worksafe whol y funded by the New Zealand taxpayer?
10. Budgeted Cost for the year versus Actual - has worksafe managed to come in under budget
any year?
*
11. Can you also provide comment on if any employees have taken a pay cut through the
pandemic like a number of private companies? *
12. What is the growth in employees since the pandemic began in WorkSafe? *
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The information you have requested has been prepared in two parts. The first (Part A) covering
questions 1 – 7 where information relates to COVID-19 Compliance. The Information you have
requested is largely publicly available, therefore in line with section 18(d) of the Act, questions 1 – 7
have been declined as the information requested is or wil soon be publicly available.
The second (Part B) covering questions, 8 – 12 where the information relates to WorkSafe’s Funding,
Budget and Employee information. Please find enclosed two documents covering Part A and B of your
request.
∗ for the period of 2018 - 2022
Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay
PO Box 165, Wellington 6140
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please
contact
[WorkSafe New Zealand request email].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this response, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Simon Humphries
Glenda Harvey
Head of General Inspectorate
General Manager, People, Culture & Safety
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