Manage Group’s family is growing up

We are now into our 13th year and have reached an important milestone… our kids are big enough to leave home.

Marty WoutersFebruary 27, 2023

Tornadoes in NZ

NZ has between 7 and 10 tornados every year. There have been more injuries and fatalities than you may realise.

Marty WoutersFebruary 25, 2023

Tōtika v WSMP

What is the tipping point where Tōtika becomes the recognised framework for all Contractor Prequals?

Marty WoutersFebruary 22, 2023

Commercial Property - Contractor Inductions

A question we get asked a lot is how often should we be inducting a contractor to the same premise.

Marty WoutersFebruary 21, 2023

Managing Contractors in Commercial Property

Let’s be straight up from the get-go. Managing contractors can be a painful exercise.

Marty WoutersFebruary 7, 2023

Is NZ ready for psychological risk management?

Psychological health and safety deals with how we think, feel, and behave

Marty WoutersJanuary 30, 2023

Mental Health v Insurance

As with a lot of Kiwis, I had some challenges with prioritising my thinking… aka mental health that I got some help with.

Marty WoutersJanuary 25, 2023

Commercial Property H&S Challenges

By now it’s fair to assume that commercial property managers, body corporates, and commercial property owners understand they have exposure under health & safety.

Marty WoutersJanuary 23, 2023

The pending NZ Income Insurance Scheme Blog 4 of 4

In our last blog of 4 on the NZIIS, we look at what the proposal document doesn’t tell us.

ManageACCMarty WoutersJanuary 6, 2023acc, insurance

The pending NZ Income Insurance Scheme Blog 3 of 4

In our third blog of 4 on the NZIIS, we look at the impact on the employer.

ManageACCMarty WoutersJanuary 3, 2023acc, insurance

Happy 12th Birthday Manage Group

What have we learned over this time?

Marty WoutersJanuary 2, 2023

The pending NZ Income Insurance Scheme Blog 2 of 4

In our second blog of 4 on the NZIIS, we look at the impact on the individual, the employee.

ManageACCMarty WoutersDecember 30, 2022acc, insurance

ACC's Medical Certificates - a response from the NZ Medical Council

The big take home is that the Medical Council is intending to review their medical certification statement in 2023.

ManageACCMarty WoutersDecember 29, 2022Acc, claims

The pending NZ Income Insurance Scheme - just another tax on business and people?

In this new 4 Blog Series we cover the pending NZIIS which is touted to align NZ with other developed countries in providing a mandatory nationwide income insurance scheme.

ManageACCMarty WoutersDecember 26, 2022Acc, insurance

Update : Long-COVID Return to Work Guide

Having contracted the Delta variant in October 2021, I still suffer from it 14 months later.

Marty WoutersDecember 24, 2022

ACC Medical Certificates Update

Changes coming in 2023 with ACC’s Medical Certificates

Marty WoutersDecember 24, 2022

Dear ACC... you are in breach of your own legislation

Ever get the feeling you are being sold a porky?

Marty WoutersDecember 17, 2022

This is a story about Bob

This is s a story about a humble man.

Marty WoutersDecember 16, 2022

SSSP’s – tick box exercise or real risk management?

Do Site Specific Safety Plans (SSSP) add any value to managing risk on a construction site or are they merely a tick box exercise?

Marty WoutersDecember 8, 2022

MyACC - access to claim info

MyACC for Employers has been around for a few years now.

Marty WoutersDecember 5, 2022