Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

How to decide what work requires a vaccinated employee

This guidance focuses on how to decide what work requires a vaccinated employee. We refer to employees rather than workers because it affects employment arrangements. The guidance may also be useful for contracting or volunteer arrangements.

Our enforcement approach during the COVID-19 pandemic

Our inspectors are authorised enforcement officers under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (COVID-19 legislation) and its Orders. Their role is to enforce COVID-19 legislation requirements for work and workplaces. We have updated our enforcement approach to cover the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic light system).

Download NZ Pass Verifier

NZ Pass Verifier is a free Ministry of Health app for businesses to scan and verify their customers’ My Vaccine Pass. When the COVID-19 Protection Framework is in place, businesses are encouraged to check customers’ My Vaccine Pass with the NZ Pass Verifier app in certain traffic light settings.

COVID-19 Protection Framework guidance for businesses

Business.govt.nz has put together a comprehensive suite of interim guidance for businesses for the COVID-19 Protection Framework. The requirements apply by activity and your business might need to apply different rules depending on the situation.

Contact record rule and face coverings – our expectations

Businesses and services have an important role in helping prevent the spread of COVID-19. They can do this by meeting COVID-19 alert level requirements, including the contact record rule if it applies. Businesses and services can also support workers, customers, and visitors to meet their requirement to wear a face covering when applicable.

Operating safely – what you need to think about

Implementing or maintaining infectious disease controls remains vital for the health and safety of workers and other people regardless of the Alert Level.

Information for workers

Here’s what workers need to know about how the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) applies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resources for maintaining mentally healthy work during COVID-19

There is a range of specific COVID-19 mental health guidance available for people, including for those working from home.

PECPR under the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights)

We’ve set out our expectations for managing PECPR (pressure equipment, cranes and passenger ropeways) equipment under the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic light system).

Working from home

The COVID-19 Protection Framework encourages working from home wherever possible when under the Red level. Many people will still be working from home under the Orange and Green levels. This may continue to present new risks that businesses and services will need to manage.

Checking that people are safe and well to work

It is vital that workers who are unwell do not come into contact with other workers or other people at work.

COVID-19 potential breach data

This page contains information on possible breaches of COVID-19 Orders since the 18 August Delta outbreak which have been raised with WorkSafe.

COVID-19 case studies

Find out how these New Zealand businesses are keeping their customers and staff safe during COVID-19.

Notifications during COVID-19 restrictions

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

How to decide what work requires a vaccinated employee

Our enforcement approach during the COVID-19 pandemic

Download NZ Pass Verifier

COVID-19 Protection Framework guidance for businesses

Contact record rule and face coverings – our expectations

Operating safely – what you need to think about

Information for workers

Resources for maintaining mentally healthy work during COVID-19

PECPR under the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights)

Working from home

Checking that people are safe and well to work

COVID-19 potential breach data

COVID-19 case studies