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Keep An Eye On Sick Leave This Weekend
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 1:24 pm | Business New Zealand
Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says there's a concern at abuse of the new Holidays Act that lets employees get penal pay rates if they call in sick on a public holiday for which they were scheduled to work. More >>
Keep an eye on sick leave this weekend
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 12:07 am | Business New Zealand
Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says there's a concern at abuse of the new Holidays Act that lets employees get penal pay rates if they call in sick on a public holiday for which they were scheduled to work. More >>
Fri 28 May 2004 Issue 105 - Business Update
Friday, 28 May 2004, 2:46 pm | Business New Zealand
Govt wants to improve the RMA to get better consent decision-making, to get the right balance between national and local interests (local bodies currently have no guidance on how to deal with projects that have national impact) and to better allocate natural ... More >>
'Spend now pay later' Budget
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 3:25 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says there's no real argument with the Government's four main Budget objectives - infrastructure, skills, exports and low-income families. "But these objectives have been addressed with a spend-now mindset. There's ... More >>
The Budget - what business is looking for
Monday, 24 May 2004, 10:23 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says the business sector should find little fault with the Government's four main objectives for the 2004 Budget. More >>
Manufacturing Expansion Slows In April
Friday, 21 May 2004, 1:07 pm | Business New Zealand
New Zealand manufacturing expansion slowed in April but the outlook still remains positive, according to the latest ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Terrorist Tax To Proceed
Thursday, 20 May 2004, 5:09 pm | Business New Zealand
The Travel and Trade Industry Coalition reacted angrily today to the Government's rejection of the Coalition's compromise solution to allow this matter to be handled in a joint (Government / Industry) way. More >>
Unbundling decision good for communications
Wednesday, 19 May 2004, 3:39 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ welcomed Paul Swain's decision today to accept the Commerce Commission's recommendation on local loop unbundling. More >>
Initiative Needed At NZ-Aust Meeting
Friday, 14 May 2004, 9:34 am | Business New Zealand
This weekend's important trans-Tasman meeting needs to reflect some original ANZAC values such as equality, perseverance, grit, and above all, initiative, says Business NZ. More >>
Tune-up or quick fix?
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 3:08 pm | Business New Zealand
The review of the Resource Management Act announced yesterday raises as many questions as answers, says Business NZ. More >>
New tax still a tax
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 3:52 pm | Business New Zealand
Ministerial pre-Budget promos - most recently for increased export promotion spending - are never accidental, says Business NZ. More >>
Business NZ Update
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 10:27 am | Business New Zealand
ARC DIFFERENTIAL DANGER Business ratepayers all over NZ could have much to lose if the Auckland Regional Council imposes a differential rates system - because other regional councils might follow suit. The ARC's 2004-2014 community plan is looking ... More >>
New Chief Executive for Business New Zealand
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 1:11 pm | Business New Zealand
A search is under way for a new Chief Executive for Business New Zealand. Simon Carlaw's term will finish on 30 September. More >>
Hot Councils Are Business-Friendly
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 9:41 am | Business New Zealand
The Hot Councils 2004 awards have been successful in drawing attention to the need for more business friendly councils. Councils were ranked on rating and spending discipline, administration of the RMA, and local democracy; councils imposing business ... More >>
Hot Councils finalists announced
Friday, 23 April 2004, 10:57 am | Business New Zealand
The awards aim to give recognition to those councils which are sensible spenders and that look after their constituents by keeping a lid on rates. They give each of New Zealand's 85 councils a score based on criteria including rating and spending ... More >>
'Hot' councils named next week
Tuesday, 20 April 2004, 10:14 am | Business New Zealand
A new award will be presented to New Zealand's best local authorities next week. More >>
Safety is paramount
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 9:06 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ says the Employment Court's decision allowing Air NZ to randomly drug test employees in safety-sensitive areas is sensible - no-one would want to fly on an aircraft compromised by incompetence. More >>
Proper review of RMA is overdue
Friday, 2 April 2004, 10:37 am | Business New Zealand
Transfund's admission that large amounts of road funding can't be spent this year is another indictment of the Resource Management Act, helped by the Land Transport Management Act with a dash of climate change policies on the side, says Business ... More >>
Too Hard To Get Consents For Big Projects
Monday, 29 March 2004, 5:45 pm | Business New Zealand
Sadly, today's announcement by Meridian Energy that it's canning Project Aqua comes as no surprise, says Business NZ. More >>
Manufacturing Activity Picks Up For February
Monday, 29 March 2004, 10:15 am | Business New Zealand
New Zealand manufacturing conditions picked up in February, according to the latest ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
