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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 >>
Next Government Needs to Engage With Business
Monday, 19 September 2005, 3:50 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"There are messages in the election result for Labour and one of them is that they need to get alongside and understand business", said Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Break a leg, the real road show has begun
Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 4:15 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
That was the reaction today from Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) on hearing the news work had actually begun on the long awaited road. More >>
Auckland’s transport development an emergency
Thursday, 25 August 2005, 11:02 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Labour or National can win Auckland by convincing voters they offer the clearest leadership on completing Auckland’s base road network – mainly the western ring route, the EMA predicts. More >>
Tax cuts option so obvious Dr Cullen took it
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 5:19 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
With the release of the pre election economic forecast, its time to recall the cliché that governments don't create wealth, business does, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Paid parental leave for self-employed welcome
Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 11:29 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
A last item of legislation introduced to Parliament seeks to extend paid parental leave to the self-employed, and is very welcome, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for EMA (Northern). More >>
Election pitch responds to Auckland's transport
Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 3:31 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The extra $330 million for new transport projects announced today is a classy pitch for Auckland votes, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) More >>
Greens transport policy ignorant about Auckland
Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 11:33 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Greens so called transport policy for Auckland demonstrates a remarkable level of ignorance on the scale of the issues facing Auckland, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Boosting modern apprentice numbers applauded
Friday, 29 July 2005, 12:57 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Labour's commitment to increase the number of modern apprentices by 5000 by 2008 is a welcome commitment to building our trades' skill base, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
First case to test new employment protection
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 9:14 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The first case to test new employment protection provisions for vulnerable workers has revealed a loophole in the law. More >>
