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Lessons for everyone in building site closures
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 12:08 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The closure of building sites in Auckland for poor safety and other employment conditions is a necessary though unfortunate step, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for EMA (Northern). More >>
Commission building track record of errors
Friday, 7 April 2006, 3:18 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Electricity Commission has been wrong twice lately and is about to announce the wrong decision again over the Waikato high voltage link, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Delay on Transpower decision petty
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 5:30 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Electricity Commission yesterday made a decision on Transpower's proposed 400 high voltage link across the Waikato but won't tell anyone what it is until April 27th. More >>
April fool's holidays' law muddle no joke
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 2:03 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Employers will wake up this Saturday with the headache of figuring out how to make the transition to four weeks holiday for their staff. More >>
Cautious thumbs up for KiwiSaver
Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 4:31 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The KiwiSaver scheme unveiled today has taken on board the good advice offered to its designers by New Zealand business, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Young people need to shape up
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 12:49 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"If young people want to be paid the same as adult workers, many of them need to sharpen up their act," says Paul Winter of EMA Central. More >>
Transit's credibility out the window
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 2:20 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The worst signal Transit could give business was to backtrack yet again on its commitments to build transport infrastructure faster, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Youth rates law would boost teenage unemployment
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 4:36 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The current unemployment rate of 12 per cent for 15 to 19 year olds is likely to rise if the Bill introduced to Parliament tomorrow becomes law, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
PM's epiphany: business first
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 5:23 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Northern Employers & Manufacturers Association heartily congratulates the Prime Minister on her Statement to Parliament for setting her Government's emphasis first and foremost on business success. More >>
Cheers for new CER rules
Friday, 3 February 2006, 5:17 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Manufacturers will give the Government three cheers for achieving more liberal Rules of Origin under the Closer Economic Relations agreement with Australia, says Bruce Goldsworthy for the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Intensive Transpower regulation not wanted
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 2:48 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Business does not want intensive regulation of Transpower, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Rating Business, October 2005
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 6:20 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Prepared for the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern), Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Heart of the City, NZ Business Roundtable, Property Council of New Zealand More >>
Carbon tax rethink fantastic news
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 1:58 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Abandoning the carbon tax scheduled for 2007 is fantastic news for business, especially exporters, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Time of use metering, power pricing urgent
Friday, 16 December 2005, 9:51 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Spot prices for electricity at 20 times higher than normal are hitting businesses exposed to the spot price market and forcing some to close or drastically reduce production, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Inflation fight sheeted to Government
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 2:53 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Exporters and others whose income depend on earnings offshore are the front line casualties of our world record interest rates, said Alasdair Thompson, EMA's chief executive. More >>
Business Internet Security Survey 2005
Monday, 5 December 2005, 1:37 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The business cost of internet security breaches is estimated at between $140 and $240 million a year, according to an Internet Security Survey conducted by the Employers & Manufacturers Association Northern in November. More >>
Transpower's price hike lacks credibility
Monday, 28 November 2005, 4:53 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Only a monopoly would dare announce it was going to raise its charges by 19 per cent as Transpower has, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Pay rises average 3.6%
Monday, 14 November 2005, 2:36 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Electronics technicians, nurses and skilled retail sales staff made the biggest gains in the pay stakes over the past year, according to the National Wage & Salary Survey. More >>
Public service salary increases out of whack
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 1:48 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
In recommending salary increases of 15 per cent with more to come for the heads of our Government departments, the State Services Commissioner seems to be reading different data from the rest of us, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Shape of new Government makes sense
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 9:53 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Prime Minister's announcement on the shape of the new government makes sense and is welcome, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
