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KiwiSaver's arm twist potentially a win win
Thursday, 24 August 2006, 3:15 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
KiwiSaver is good step on the way to a better savings record for New Zealanders, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) said. More >>
Minister at odds with her department's advice
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 4:43 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
A breakfast debate today on Wayne Mapp's probationary employment Bill exposed the Minister of Labour's understanding of the Employment Relations Act 2000 on the issue. More >>
Business needs reflected in KiwiSaver Bill
Monday, 21 August 2006, 4:24 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Though KiwiSaver is far from the best idea we have seen, Parliament's Select Committee has done a pretty good job in covering off business concerns over complying with it, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for EMA (Northern). More >>
Mixed messages on business tax review
Monday, 21 August 2006, 2:19 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Finance Minister Michael Cullen's comments on the business tax review are at odds with the CTU's call for businesses to pay higher wages, according to the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
New Southdown power welcome
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 5:32 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The extra 45MW generation capacity to be built by Mighty River Power at Southdown is most welcome, but can't change the need to upgrade transmission capacity into and around Auckland, according to Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers ... More >>
Probationary Employment Optional
Thursday, 29 June 2006, 12:03 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
As proposed, the 3-month probationary period for new employees is not mandatory, according to Susan-Jane Davies, who heads EMA Legal, the legal team at the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Central) Inc. More >>
Investment in power grid urgent
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 9:47 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) fully agrees with Transpower's chairman who said the June 12th black out in Auckland 'underlines the importance of having a robust, flexible National Grid to provide for the long term security ... More >>
Five weeks holidays just a dream for most
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 3:51 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
One employer is offering free air tickets to Australia to staff instead of an extra week's holiday entitlement next year, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) reports. More >>
Bird flu law's options for business
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:18 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Lock outs or redundancies are the only options available to businesses finding they can no longer pay staff under the new law proposed to cope with a bird flu pandemic, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the Government and Administration ... More >>
Lack of leadership bedeviling electricity industry
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 2:51 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The massive power and gas outages in Auckland yesterday exposed again the vulnerability of Auckland's power supply, but under the government's regulatory arrangements it is extremely hard to get things fixed, the chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers ... More >>
Auckland’s business deserves better rates deal
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 5:46 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
A rapid phase out of the differential paid by Auckland’s business ratepayers would help halt the stagnation of the city’s CBD, the Employers &Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the Auckland Council hearings today on the city’s draft long term ... More >>
Comments of ARC parks chairman out of line
Friday, 26 May 2006, 5:12 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
ARC parks chairman Sandra Coney has added to the gathering storm over the ARC by the use of ratepayer's money to fund a belated objection to a building consent approved by the Environment Court. (A2, NZ Herald, 25/5/2006) More >>
Whangarei catch up rates rise too rapid
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 5:12 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Business objects to the Whangarei City Council's plan to raise rates by seven per cent a year for the next 10 years, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the council hearings today. More >>
ARC chair fallen out with more stakeholders
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 2:19 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
ARC chairman Mike Lee yesterday demonstrated he has fallen out with more of the region's key stakeholders and should step aside in Auckland's interests, the Northern Employers & Manufacturers Association says. More >>
ARC's 10 year plan a disgrace
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 3:55 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Auckland Regional Council's spending plans for the next 10 years are excessive, unexplained and unjustified, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the ARC hearings today. More >>
EMA – Press Release About Four Week Holidays
Monday, 22 May 2006, 3:23 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Four weeks will become the new minimum annual holiday provision from 1 April next year. Some employees already receive more than the current three week minimum, and their holiday entitlement is unlikely to increase, according to EMA Central. More >>
Rodney's rates hike excessive
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 4:26 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Rodney's proposed rates increase this year is unacceptably high, the Employers & Manufacturers Association told the Rodney District Council hearings today on its Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP). More >>
Tauranga Council earns brickbat, and big bouquet
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 3:44 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Tauranga City Council was urged today to think further about better ways to fund the city's growth pains before bringing down its proposed 14 per cent rates rise. More >>
Power link delays carry business risk
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 3:16 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Business welcomes the acknowledgement today by both the Electricity Commission and Transpower that a high voltage direct current link to Auckland will be needed by 2017, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Business survey red flags bird flu readiness
Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 12:54 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Fifty seven per cent of over a thousand business respondents to a survey on readiness for an outbreak of Bird Flu have taken some steps to plan for it. More >>
