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Courts deliver commonsense rulings for bargaining
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 3:32 pm | Business New Zealand
Judgments received in two Court cases will provide more certainty and a more commonsense framework for employers undertaking wage bargaining, says Business NZ. More >>
Healthy start for manufacturing in 2007
Friday, 16 February 2007, 9:24 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing is off to a healthy start in 2007, according to the Business NZ PMI (Performance of Manufacturing Index). January's seasonally adjusted PMI, at 56.0, was up 1.7 points from December, continuing the trend over recent months of steady ... More >>
Interest-free student loans 'bad policy'
Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 3:18 pm | Business New Zealand
Business is calling on the Government to heed the OECD's concerns about the wisdom of the interest-free student loan policy. More >>
Long Term Focus Welcomed
Monday, 11 December 2006, 3:14 pm | Business New Zealand
The government's energy strategy is likely to be viewed overall as positive for business as its long term focus will help provide a stable business environment into the future, said Business NZ's Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly. More >>
Immigration decisions positive, work still needed
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 9:48 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ welcomed the broad thrust of the Immigration Act review decisions announced today. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly said they had the potential to streamline processes and improve efficiency. More >>
Business-school partnerships encouraged
Monday, 4 December 2006, 3:09 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ today welcomed the launch of a dedicated website by the Ministry of Education aimed at building school-business partnerships. More >>
Commitment to exports positive
Friday, 1 December 2006, 8:34 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ is welcoming the Government’s commitment to exporting and its intention to work closely with the business sector over Export Year 2007. More >>
ACC overpayments should be paid back
Friday, 24 November 2006, 3:41 pm | Business New Zealand
ACC levy rates for next year indicate employers might not get reimbursed for past overpayments, says Business NZ. The levy rates for 2007 were announced this week. The employer levy will remain at $1.21 for every $100 payroll. More >>
Manufacturing shows good lead-in to Christmas
Friday, 17 November 2006, 8:54 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing showed healthy expansion approaching Christmas, despite the increasing value of the New Zealand dollar and a downturn in employment in the sector, according to the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Court decision adds complexity to Holidays Act
Monday, 13 November 2006, 4:55 pm | Business New Zealand
A court ruling on public holidays for Air NZ pilots reveals further difficulties with the Holidays Act, says Business NZ. More >>
T&E review better but still marginal benefit
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 2:09 pm | Business New Zealand
The recently announced review of Trade and Enterprise Business Assistance programs is likely to lead to somewhat better outcomes for business but it will still be of marginal benefit to exporters overall says Business NZ CEO Phil O’Reilly . More >>
Nice words but where’s the transformation
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 1:45 pm | Business New Zealand
The Governments announcements concerning economics transformation contain a lot of nice words but the work program underneath them is hardly transformational, says Business NZ CEO Phil O’Reilly. More >>
Ground Breaking Directions In Business And Science
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 5:51 pm | Business New Zealand
New Zealand's largest ever meeting of businesses and research, science and technology institutions has produced some ground breaking directions for the future, says Phil O'Reilly, Chief Executive of Business NZ. The "Capitalising on Research" Summit, ... More >>
Training groups leading the way in manufacturing
Monday, 30 October 2006, 3:02 pm | Business New Zealand
Cooperative work by training groups is a major step in the right direction, says Business NZ. Today, eight industry training organisations (ITOs) involved in the manufacturing industry launch a Competitive Manufacturing Initiative – a shared ... More >>
Summit aims to link business, researchers, govt
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 5:03 pm | Business New Zealand
An upcoming summit by the government and Business New Zealand aims to help business prosper by strengthening the links between business, research organisations and government. More >>
Manufacturing expansion falters
Friday, 13 October 2006, 5:25 pm | Business New Zealand
The rate of manufacturing expansion faltered in September, bringing results close to ‘no change in activity’, according to the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Surplus - cut business tax sooner
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 11:37 am | Business New Zealand
The $11.5 billion surplus means the government could easily bring forward the planned 2008 business tax cut, says Business NZ. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the size of the surplus means the business tax reduction from 33 to 30 cents planned ... More >>
Important to retain confidence in ACC
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 12:03 am | Business New Zealand
A proposal to increase the number of occupational illness covered by ACC could have important consequences for employer confidence in the scheme, says Business NZ. Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says employers take health and safety issues very ... More >>
NZ in 23rd place for global competitiveness
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:36 pm | Business New Zealand
New Zealand has slipped slightly in this year’s global competitiveness ranking. From 22nd place in last year’s survey, New Zealand is now at 23 in a ranking of 117 countries. Australia is in 19th place. More >>
Compliance problems with tax, employment law
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 1:43 pm | Business New Zealand
Compliance costs have increased for four out of six business sizes, with tax and employment law the top concerns, according to the latest annual survey of business compliance costs. More >>
