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Skills training an investment that pays off
Friday, 18 July 2003, 2:30 pm | Business New Zealand
A survey of hundreds of New Zealand companies confirms workplace and industry training is valued as a contributor to company success, says Business NZ. More >>
CPI result enables a desirable rates cut
Tuesday, 15 July 2003, 3:54 pm | Business New Zealand
Today's CPI results and the inflation outlook enable an interest rate cut with the prospect of positive impacts for the tradeables sector and exporters in particular, says Business NZ. More >>
Private Sector Collective Bargaining Down
Friday, 11 July 2003, 4:46 pm | Business New Zealand
Business Update: Victoria University has just completed its annual review (for 2002) of unions in NZ. Key points: More >>
Constitutional & cost concerns over Holidays Bills
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 4:58 pm | Business New Zealand
Given the Government's announcement that it will not increase holiday entitlements this term, Parliament should therefore reject Matt Robson's (Four Weeks' Annual Leave) Bill, says Business NZ. More >>
Kyoto taxes our competitiveness
Friday, 4 July 2003, 2:26 pm | Business New Zealand
Taxing rural small businesses for the atmospheric emissions of their ruminants sends curious signals, says Business NZ. More >>
Constitutional Change By Stealth Not On
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 2:36 pm | Business New Zealand
Concern expressed today by a wide range of Parliamentarians again underlines that the Government must not push through a major constitutional change by stealth, says Business New Zealand. More >>
Good Work On Some Compliance Costs
Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 9:22 am | Business New Zealand
Today's report-back on compliance costs shows diligence in implementing some of the recommendations of the Ministerial Panel on Business Compliance Costs, says Business NZ. More >>
New immigration policy tackles skill shortages
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 5:26 pm | Business New Zealand
Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says no-one benefits from a taxi rank of over-qualified drivers, least of all those businesses throughout the economy in desperate need of particular skills. More >>
Highway plan sows seeds of dissent
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 11:23 am | Business New Zealand
Transit's state highway plan announced yesterday contains the seeds of future dissent, warns Business NZ. More >>
Manufacturing Slowdown Continues
Friday, 27 June 2003, 8:40 am | Business New Zealand
The ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (ANZ-Business NZ PMI) is a monthly survey of the manufacturing sector providing an early indicator of activity levels. The ANZ-Business NZ PMI contains data obtained through Business NZ’s regional ... More >>
New strategy will aid innovation, growth
Wednesday, 25 June 2003, 2:37 pm | Business New Zealand
Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says businesses using new materials and processes had found the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Act was holding back their ability to innovate and grow. More >>
Business Update: Economic Survey of Manufacturing
Thursday, 19 June 2003, 12:04 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing conditions March 2003 quarter At first glance the fall-off in sales during the March quarter for the Economic Survey of Manufacturing (ESM) seems a standard occurrence. The March quarter is usually sluggish, and the March 2003 quarter was ... More >>
Roads matter
Monday, 16 June 2003, 8:45 am | Business New Zealand
The importance of efficient road transport for the economy must not be undervalued, says Business NZ. More >>
Businesses Disagree With Holidays Bills
Friday, 6 June 2003, 5:05 pm | Business New Zealand
Business Update: A select committee is now examining submissions on two ‘Holidays’ Bills. Regional business organisations report strong member reaction against both Bills. The private member’s amendment Bill that would give everyone four weeks’ holiday ... More >>
PMI Survey: Manufacturing Activity Declines
Friday, 30 May 2003, 9:34 am | Business New Zealand
The ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index was 49.3 for the month of April. This was down 3.4 points from March and is the first time since the survey began in August 2002 that the PMI has fallen below 50 to indicate a general contraction ... More >>
Business Update - Wednesday 28 May 2003 Issue 75
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 11:43 am | Business New Zealand
BEWARE PAY EQUITY SCHEMES Last week an official taskforce was set up to analyse how to establish pay equity in the public sector. If it results in a pay equity scheme, any public sector pay increases will have an unfortunate knock-on effect on private ... More >>
New Zealand at forefront of ILO change
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 12:09 am | Business New Zealand
New Zealand employers' advocate Anne Knowles is leading a new international approach to workplace health and safety. More >>
Business New Zealand Update
Friday, 23 May 2003, 4:49 pm | Business New Zealand
STATE PAY EQUITY WILL INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COSTS Business will be aghast at proposals announced yesterday to set up a state sector pay equity scheme – it will have an inevitable flow-on effect in the private sector. Arbitrary pay increases for state ... More >>
Pay equity scheme 'completely unacceptable'
Friday, 23 May 2003, 12:26 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ says it is completely unacceptable to set up a pay equity scheme - run by unions and the state sector - that will inevitably impose large costs on the private sector. More >>
Zoellick reaffirms realities
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 12:41 am | Business New Zealand
Comments yesterday by the US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick reaffirm the difficulties facing New Zealand in securing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, says Simon Carlaw Business NZ Chief Executive. More >>
