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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 >>
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 >>
