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Environment no good for business
Friday, 27 April 2007, 1:26 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The closing of Fisher & Paykel's appliance plant would have come as a surprise only if the environment was friendly to business, but its as unfriendly as it gets, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Regional road tax requires consultation
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 1:22 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Since it was good enough for Transit to ask Aucklanders if they wanted to pay more taxes by placing a toll on the western ring route, surely Government should also consult with Aucklanders over the proposed new 10 cents per litre road tax. More >>
ANZAC dollar comments superficial, misleading
Monday, 23 April 2007, 3:30 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Comments by Finance Minister Dr Cullen on the benefits and disadvantages to New Zealand from an ANZAC dollar are misleading and fear mongering, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Tolls rejection should not hold up critical route
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 3:29 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Completing the western ring route in Auckland represents such a fantastic investment for the country that Aucklanders rejection of tolls on it should be seen as a mere hiccup, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Disappointment looming over extra week's holiday
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 2:06 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Businesses and their employees are in for a disappointment if they think they become entitled to an extra week's holiday on April 1st, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for EMA (Northern). More >>
Tax minister incomes to curb inflation
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 4:35 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Perhaps the Reserve Bank should be given the power to levy the incomes of cabinet ministers and others if the increases in their portfolio spending exceed the rate of inflation, (!) the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) suggests. More >>
Partial listing of big SOE's great idea
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 12:39 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) wholeheartedly backs the partial privatization of some of our large state owned enterprises proposed by leading economist and architect of the SOE model, Rob Cameron. More >>
PM emphasises sustainability, not growth
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 4:31 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Today's speech by the Prime Minister was disappointing because so little emphasis was placed on policies promoting more business investment and greater exports that would translate into higher living standards, said Alasdair Thompson, chief executive ... More >>
Tax on interest rate unorthodox
Friday, 9 February 2007, 4:55 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Any tax or levy on interest rates to check house price inflation would be highly unorthodox and likely to distort investment in business, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Bring in personal tax cuts but link them to saving
Monday, 29 January 2007, 2:17 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
To overcome concerns that personal tax cuts are inflationary, the chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern), Alasdair Thompson, is urging the government to link personal tax cuts to savings in schemes such as Kiwisaver. More >>
Most personal grievances paid off in private
Monday, 18 December 2006, 10:08 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The large majority of work place personal grievance claims made against employers are paid off before reaching the court or the Labour Department's mediation service, a survey by the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) has found. More >>
No rush for SOP for Kiwisaver; more fixes needed
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 4:59 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
No rush for SOP for Kiwisaver; more fixes needed More >>
Export Year package backs proven winner
Friday, 1 December 2006, 10:12 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The extra $33.75 million announced today for exporting is a welcome commitment from Government to Export Year 2007, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Five weeks holiday clarification welcomed
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 1:16 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employment Court ruling in the Tramways Union and National Distribution Unions case gives some welcome clarity to employers over whether employees already receiving four weeks holiday can demand five weeks holiday from April 1st next year. More >>
High exchange rate policy breeding perverse
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 12:09 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Keeping interest rates high to check energy price hikes from overseas and inflation driven by rapidly rising government costs has to stop, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Tolls acceptable as price of early road completion
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 3:24 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Auckland needs better roads urgently and tolls are the price we will have to pay to get them, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. "The proposal is no surprise because Prime Minister Helen Clark was emphatic before last year's ... More >>
Call for business tax rate cuts from next year
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 3:16 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The $11.5 billion surplus announced today is no measure of how well Government is handling the economy unless a sound strategy is in place to re-invest it for the longer term benefit of all New Zealanders, the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Merger of Ports of Auckland, Tauranga logical
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 12:59 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
A merger of the ports of Auckland and Tauranga has the potential to reduce port costs while remaining independent from the dominant international port and shipping companies, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Probation employment law would benefit all parties
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 11:09 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The fuss created by the unions over a 90 day grievance free period of employment is baseless and scaremongering, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee today. "The Bill is ... More >>
Businesses expect to grow but don't plan for it
Monday, 28 August 2006, 11:56 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Nearly two thirds of companies surveyed in the Clever Companies project* expect to grow their own businesses over the next 12 months though most of them doubt that the New Zealand market will expand. And as 73 per cent of them have no plans to achieve ... More >>
