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Business NZ Business Update 26/3/04
Monday, 29 March 2004, 10:02 am | Business New Zealand
DUNNE HITS A CHORD United Future's Peter Dunne was interrupted by spontaneous applause when he told an audience of Wellington businesspeople today that the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill should be dropped. Speaking at an EMA Central function to present ... More >>
Manufacturing Activity Picks Up For February
Monday, 29 March 2004, 9:48 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 >>
Businesses speak out
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 1:50 pm | Business New Zealand
It's good to see individual businesses stand up and be counted over important issues revealed in the NZ Herald-Business NZ Mood of the Boardroom survey, says Business NZ's Simon Carlaw. More >>
Mood of the Boardroom
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 8:38 am | Business New Zealand
Results from the first major survey of business in 2004 - the 'Mood of the Boardroom' - will be unveiled at functions in Auckland and Wellington on Thursday and Friday. The NZ Herald 'Mood of the Boardroom' survey has traditionally captured views from ... More >>
Growth claims not supported
Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 4:34 pm | Business New Zealand
There appears to be no business support for the Government's claim that the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill will help achieve increased growth, says Business NZ. More >>
Use Tax Policy To Get Growth
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 5:30 pm | Business New Zealand
National Leader Don Brash's commitment to reduce taxes as part of a strategy for growth is understood, but the tax cuts that do most to create growth should come first, says Business NZ. More >>
Brash tax reduction hint disappointing
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 11:26 am | Business New Zealand
BRASH HINT DISAPPOINTING Don Brash's statement this morning that a National government would immediately lower the company tax rate to 30 per cent, to match Australia's, is a step in the right direction, but would not give NZ any competitive advantage ... More >>
Training strategy working - Business NZ
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 11:24 am | Business New Zealand
The record high training statistics released today show the Government's industry training strategy is working, says Business NZ. More >>
Business NZ appointment
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 1:55 pm | Business New Zealand
Employment lawyer Tim Cleary has been appointed Principal Adviser Business NZ, Chief Executive Simon Carlaw said today. More >>
Business Update - Friday, 5 Mar 2004
Friday, 5 March 2004, 3:16 pm | Business New Zealand
WHY WON'T TREASURY DO THE NUMBERS? The select committee hearings on the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill started yesterday with an obvious line-up of business groups in one camp and union groups in the other. It's clear the major weapon the unions ... More >>
Business NZ welcomes NCEA 'report card'
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 10:19 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ says ERO's report card on the NCEA is useful both for highlighting where the NCEA is succeeding as well as pointing to areas for improvement. More >>
Regime shift predicted
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 4:48 pm | Business New Zealand
The Employment Relations Law Reform Bill will bring about a 'regime shift' that will become more apparent over time, Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw told the Transport & Industrial Relations Select Committee today. More >>
Questions For A Select Committee
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 2:52 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says the Transport & Industrial Relations Select Committee will have an uphill battle to make a responsible report on the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill. More >>
Treasury papers based on assumptions
Monday, 1 March 2004, 12:13 am | Business New Zealand
Treasury papers claiming the impact of the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill could be "modest" suggest a fundamental misunderstanding of legislation that would make collective bargaining compulsory, says Business NZ. More >>
Further Fall In Manufacturing Activity
Friday, 27 February 2004, 11:14 am | Business New Zealand
New Zealand manufacturing conditions continued to ease during January, according to the latest ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
No small business support for employment bill
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 4:57 pm | Business New Zealand
Today in Parliament the Minister for Small Business John Tamihere was asked what support he had received from small businesses for the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill. More >>
Stupid tax on trade must be dropped
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 3:30 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ is calling on the Government to consider the overwhelming weight of select committee submissions and drop the proposed $20 million border security tax. More >>
A request, Prime Minister
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:39 am | Business New Zealand
Your Government has signalled its intention to review or reverse its policies in several areas, apparently because the views of those affected by them have not been fully taken into account. More >>
Give exporters a fair go
Friday, 20 February 2004, 12:05 am | Business New Zealand
Giving with one hand and taking with the other is a poor deal for exporters and an expensive way to recycle tax dollars, says Business NZ. Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says the Finance Minister's planned assistance for exporters in this ... More >>
Employment Bill Concerns Growing
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 10:49 am | Business New Zealand
Concern is growing as more businesses come to grips with what the new employment bill will bring. The tortuous language of the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill disguises the fact that employers will be forced into collective bargaining, forced ... More >>
