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Retention Of International Skills The Right Move
Monday, 21 December 2020, 6:09 am | Business NZ
Visa extensions and a postponed stand down period for low-paid Essential Skills visa holders will help firms retain international skills, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. "International workers have enabled New Zealand companies to ... More >>
Trans-Tasman Bubble Announcement Welcome
Monday, 14 December 2020, 6:21 pm | Business NZ
BusinessNZ has welcomed news of the Government’s desire to begin quarantine-free travel with Australia by end of March 2021, saying clear signals on timelines for border development will help businesses to plan their next steps. The proposed travel ... More >>
Debt Relief Extension A Welcome Boost For Businesses And Staff
Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 6:22 am | Business NZ
BusinessNZ says a 10-month extension of rules allowing businesses to put their debt on hold will give confidence to companies and their employees. The Government introduced the debt hibernation scheme earlier this year as part of relief measures aimed at ... More >>
Bringing RSE Workers Back The Right Move
Friday, 27 November 2020, 8:46 am | Business NZ
BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement that New Zealand will welcome back 2,000 international workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says the move is timely. "Our exports industries have weathered the ... More >>
Wave Of Kiwi Support Expected For NZ Made Day
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 9:58 am | Business NZ
Online Kiwi retailers and manufacturers are expecting a wave of support for locally made products on New Zealand Made Day. Saturday November 21 is the day Buy NZ Made encourages Kiwis to buy at least one locally made item from participating retailers. ... More >>
Large Companies Call For A New Approach
Monday, 12 October 2020, 8:13 am | Business NZ
The leaders of NZ’s largest companies have called for a new approach to the economy after Covid-19. Around 60 CEOs of major companies have contributed to recommendations to the new Government following next month’s election. The CEOs say a new approach ... More >>
New Zealand Remains In Top 10 For Energy Balance
Friday, 9 October 2020, 9:30 am | Business NZ
The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index has become part of the energy dialogue both globally and in New Zealand. The Index illustrates the need for countries to balance energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability. New Zealand ... More >>
Achieving The Best Possible Energy System
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 5:57 am | Business NZ
The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) has released its advice to the incoming Government for the electoral term following next month’s election. The 2020 ENERGY BRIEFING outlines areas where the energy sector would like to work more closely with the incoming ... More >>
Seven Things For Business
Monday, 21 September 2020, 6:39 pm | Business NZ
Business needs seven key things from the next Government, according to BusinessNZ’s election manifesto A Business View for the 2020 Election outlines businesses’ medium-term needs and desires, based on a survey- of over a thousand businesses across New Zealand. ... More >>
Businesses Welcome Back Skilled Workers
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 3:01 pm | Business NZ
Businesses are looking forward to getting skilled workers stuck abroad, back to work. "Allowing skilled workers and business owners back into the country will be a relief to many businesses that have found valuable staff stuck outside the country ... More >>
Business Wants To Hear Small Business Policies
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 4:31 pm | Business NZ
National’s small business policy would address some key issues for the sector, BusinessNZ says. The policy announced today would overturn recent restrictive employment relations regulations, replace the Resource Management Act, and seek to reduce regulatory ... More >>
Five New Members Appointed To The SBC Advisory Board
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 10:12 am | Business NZ
Karen Silk, Chair of the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), today announced the appointment of five new members to the SBC Advisory Board. They are: - Alice Andrew, Co-founder and Director, 4Sight - Marc England, Chief Executive, Genesis - Wayne ... More >>
Covid-19 Processes Costly For Business
Monday, 24 August 2020, 4:50 pm | Business NZ
While BusinessNZ welcomes the clarity on timeframes for moving down alert levels, Chief Executive Kirk Hope says exemption processing decisions and timeframes for Auckland businesses and their employees have cost them time and money when they can ... More >>
Deloitte And Chapman Tripp BusinessNZ Election Conference - Postponed
Monday, 17 August 2020, 6:47 pm | Business NZ
Covid-related issues and the change in election date mean that this Election Conference, scheduled for tomorrow (18 August), has now been postponed. New arrangements for this Conference will be sent as soon as possible. More >>
Flexi-wage Extension Would Boost Business
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 3:00 pm | Business NZ
The Labour Party’s proposed support package to assist businesses in hiring at least 40,000 New Zealanders impacted by Covid-19 is welcomed by BusinessNZ. The Party today announced it would provide targeted support to people receiving a benefit or ... More >>
Thoughtful Approach To Start-ups
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 1:46 pm | Business NZ
National’s policy for growing enterprise would draw funds from several different sources and provide help at key points for new businesses, says BusinessNZ. The BusinessStart scheme announced today would provide start-up grants of $10,000 and allow people ... More >>
Improved Pay Equity Bill On The Table
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 5:50 am | Business NZ
BusinessNZ has welcomed changes to the Pay Equity Bill that aims to get better pay for women in undervalued occupations. BusinessNZ was part of the Pay Equity Joint Working Group that agreed on a set of principles for pay equity bargaining. Chief ... More >>
Money For Regional Apprenticeships Good For Local Economies
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 8:37 am | Business NZ
Channelling $40 million from the Provincial Growth Fund into regional apprenticeships will be good for local economies, says BusinessNZ. The funding announced by the Regional Economic Development Minister today will be available to regional apprentices and ... More >>
NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement A Win-win
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 2:50 pm | Business NZ
A successful high-quality free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the UK would reduce barriers and give both economies a much-needed boost, ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard says. "This could be very positive for our exporters ... More >>
Extensions To Support Schemes Welcomed
Friday, 5 June 2020, 2:54 pm | Business NZ
The BusinessNZ network has welcomed extensions to the Government’s loan and wage subsidy schemes, saying they would help both employers and employees. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said pushing out the application deadline for the Small ... More >>
