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Personal viewpoint has no place in OIO decision-making
Friday, 10 May 2019, 10:16 am | EMA
The EMA has joined with Hauraki District Council Mayor, John Tregidga, in expressing its dismay about the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) decision to block Waihi mining company OceanaGold’s application to purchase nearby farmland to expand its operation. More >>
Port ownership rationalisation weakens competition
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 9:35 am | EMA
Any move to rationalise port ownership in the Upper North Island is not likely to be welcomed by business says the EMA. More >>
EMA says CGT decision is good news for SMEs
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 3:08 pm | EMA
The EMA says it is relieved that the government has decided not to proceed with a capital gains tax because of the detrimental effect it would have had on the productivity and growth of small to medium-sized businesses. More >>
Infrastructure Commission Independence Critical
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 3:37 pm | EMA
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission - Te Waihanga - appears to be on the right track with the levels of independence indicated in today’s announcement from Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones. More >>
Minimum Wage increases will cost consumers
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:18 pm | EMA
Today’s announcement of the new minimum wage rate increases until 2021 at least allow businesses to plan ahead, but the increases will impose significant costs with no apparent upside in productivity gains, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Key business groups merge to boost manufacturing sector
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 10:44 am | EMA
Three of New Zealand’s most influential business networks are merging to help boost the manufacturing sector for the years ahead. More >>
Shared financial risk will get more homes built faster
Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 1:15 pm | EMA
The innovative funding that will enable the construction of up to 9,000 new homes at Wainui just north of Auckland, is an example of new models that need to be more widely used to fund critical infrastructure, says the Employers and Manufacturers ... More >>
Good tax policy reflects business voice, enhances innovation
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 11:30 am | EMA
New research and development tax incentives announced by the Government earlier this morning are an encouraging start to help lift productivity for business in New Zealand, says the EMA. More >>
Changes to ACC levies
Friday, 28 September 2018, 4:36 pm | EMA
The proposal to decrease ACC levies by 6.9% for employers is one the EMA encourages the Minister to keep. More >>
Business disappointed with ERA Bill
Monday, 10 September 2018, 11:50 am | EMA
EMA is bitterly disappointed with the lack of heed paid to concerns business has raised in relation to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill. More >>
Infrastructure agency significant step forward
Friday, 17 August 2018, 3:24 pm | EMA
EMA is pleased its long time call for a comprehensive solution to how New Zealand invests in and delivers vital infrastructure projects has made a significant step forward today. More >>
Need to rethink industrial relations
Friday, 13 July 2018, 2:40 pm | EMA
EMA believes the series of recent business-related commentary on low productivity, business confidence dropping and inflation rising, adds to its call for a rethink on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill and other industrial relations legislation. More >>
Strike action - is this the new norm?
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 9:57 am | EMA
With daily news of strike action been taken, or proposed, the EMA is worried this will become the new norm of industrial relations. More >>
"Act Now and Age Later" says white paper on ageing workforce
Friday, 29 June 2018, 3:37 pm | EMA
An ageing population, a declining birth rate and a deepening skills shortage means a perfect storm is brewing on how New Zealand manages its ageing workforce. More >>
Old thinking for modern world, Government please explain
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 9:14 am | EMA
EMA is asking the coalition Government MPs to explain how the old world thinking of the proposed Employment Relations Amendment Bill will deliver the productive, high growth economy they say they want. More >>
When is voluntary not voluntary?
Friday, 8 June 2018, 4:37 pm | EMA
On June 9 it will be 15 years since the fifth New Zealand Labour Government ratified Convention 98 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). More >>
90-day trial periods, "take a chance on me" legislation
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 10:15 am | EMA
Findings from a nationwide survey of employers have found that the 90-day trial periods should be called the "take a chance on me" legislation. More >>
Industrial relations taking NZ back to "them v us"
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 3:05 pm | EMA
Changes to industrial relations proposed in the Employment Relations Amendment Bill are driving a "them v us" approach in the workplace says EMA. More >>
European Union trade negotiations to start
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 3:56 pm | EMA
Confirmation that trade negotiations will begin on a free trade agreement with the European Union is excellent news says the EMA. More >>
Budget 2018: Long on welfare, short on productivity
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:17 pm | EMA
Budget 2018 announced today revealed that the country’s books are in good order and the Government intends to maintain surpluses over the coming parliamentary term. More >>
