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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 >>
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 >>
