Illegally working overstayer dies on the job - ACC payment made to widow in China
18 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Yu Xingming (left) at work on a building site. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
ACC has paid a compensation settlement to the China-based widow of an illegal worker killed on a building site while in New Zealand without a valid visa. Yu Xingming died on a building site in Hobsonville, Auckland, in May 2019 after falling to a concrete floor where he struck his head on wood.
A Worksafe NZ report obtained by the Herald through the Official Information Act shows Yu was in New Zealand illegally and was working illegally at the time he died.
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Press Release – Unite Union Unite Union (with support from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employments Covid Fund) is launching extra support services for all workers in the hospitality sector. Today Unite is launching a HospoHelp helpline. The service will focus on …
Unite Union (with support from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Covid Fund) is launching extra support services for all workers in the hospitality sector.
Today Unite is launching a
HospoHelp helpline. The service will focus on informing hospo workers of their employment rights along with a multi-channel advice and advocacy service.
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