Following the removal of a defibrillator at Bunnings' Dunedin store, claims are being made that the company has insisted on the removal of the devices at two other New Zealand outlets. About three years ago, staff at the Dunedin store fundraised to buy a defibrillator after a co-worker died of a heart condition. Last week the company forced the staff to gift the defibrillator to a community group. Radio New Zealand is reporting that the company also insisted on the removal of a defibrillator at its Nelson store about a month ago, and at its Gisborne store before Christmas, citing claims made by First Union. The union's Nelson organiser, Rachel Boyack, said when staff asked why, they were told it was because of maintenance costs, RNZ said. "They've obviously done some sort of cost-benefit analysis on it at a nationwide level and determined that the small cost to replace the battery every year, and ensure staff have the proper training, isn't worth the benefit of having something like this in the store for their workers and for the public," she said. If that is indeed the case, I'd suggest a boycott would be in order. The money lost through people going to the likes of Mitre 10 for their hardware needs will in time add up.
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