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Strokes For Folks On Employ. Law Lacks Good Faith
Monday, 2 February 2004, 2:48 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The process for considering the 103-page Employment Relations Law Reform Bill is plainly in breach of the good faith provisions it is legislating to strengthen, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Plea to Govt. practice good faith, allow more time
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 4:24 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Prime Minister need not fear that business will engage in the process of trying to stop or radically alter the Employment Relations Reform Bill, which is more than her Government allowed business in the shaping of it, the Employers & Manufacturers ... More >>
Pep talk on growth should broaden horizons
Monday, 19 January 2004, 11:46 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
When the Prime Minister gives Cabinet her pep talk on picking more winners tomorrow, the Employers & Manufacturers Association hopes some ministers will pipe up about the need to encourage investment and growth in all sectors. More >>
Manufacturers Scrambling To Supply Demand
Monday, 22 December 2003, 4:21 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Manufacturers in Auckland and Waikato are racing to catch up with new orders, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) reports. More >>
EMA wants petrol tax increase deferred
Friday, 12 December 2003, 1:26 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA Central welcomes the Government's commitment to increase expenditure on New Zealand roads, announced in a new Government package today. More >>
Package will jump start Auckland transport
Friday, 12 December 2003, 11:41 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The transport package announced today gets to grips with Auckland's transport issues, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
OECD report applauded by manufacturers
Friday, 12 December 2003, 9:45 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The OECD report on New Zealand highlights a raft of issues manufacturers have in dispute with Government, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Therapeutics Decision Cuts Choice, Ramps Up Costs
Monday, 8 December 2003, 2:03 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Health Minister's announcement that Government intends to sign up this week to Australia's Joint Therapeutics Authority will cut consumer choice by two thirds, increase costs by around 15 per cent, and create protectionist anomalies in how the ... More >>
How your pay negotiations went
Monday, 8 December 2003, 10:15 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Despite buoyant employment, frequently reported skills shortages, and heady consumer confidence, the National Wage and Salary Survey this year registered an overall average increase of 3.86 per cent in basic wages and salary remuneration, only a fraction ... More >>
Employment law reforms worse than anticipated
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 4:44 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employment Relations Law Reform Bill represents an erosion of basic freedoms and a huge boost to the state funding of trade unions, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Russia's Fatal Kyoto Blow Positive For Businesses
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 9:55 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Russian rejection of the Kyoto Protocol leaves countries like New Zealand up in the air with energy and other investors potentially affected by it, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Interest rates should be held for now
Tuesday, 2 December 2003, 4:30 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
It's too early for the Reserve Bank to start ratcheting interest rates up, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Holidays Bill tidies up; case law risk abated
Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 5:38 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Holidays Bill reported back to Parliament this week preserves the applicability of case law at risk under the original Bill, and sensibly tidies up some of the myths and complexity of the present Act, the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Low company tax rate sensible capacity building
Wednesday, 19 November 2003, 5:42 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Reducing the company tax rate is, as United Future points out in its support for it today, a useful way to build the capital base of our businesses, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
HSNO changes welcomed
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 4:47 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Changes in the Hazardous Substance and New Organism (HSNO) Transitional Arrangement Amendment Bill are a welcome sign Government has listened to business concerns about the HSNO Act, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Retail sales grow without inflation
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 1:39 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The 2.3 per cent lift in retail sales for the September quarter released today was achieved without inflation, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Cost hike shows up Gov's ad hoc policy silos
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 4:22 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Though higher security costs were bound to hit our international trade, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) questions the logic of Customs Minister Rick Barker in making exporters pay them. More >>
Grievance-free probationary periods on right track
Friday, 31 October 2003, 3:31 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Small business Minister John Tamihere's idea of introducing a grievance-free probationary period is on the right track, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Work life balance lost in Auckland's traffic cost
Friday, 24 October 2003, 10:41 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Auckland's 566,000 strong workforce spend an average of just over an hour a day stuck in the traffic, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Business backing for toll roads in jeopardy
Friday, 17 October 2003, 4:21 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The briefing on the Land Transport Management Bill at the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) on October 15th heard why business is re-thinking its support for the tolling of roads. More >>
