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Legal Procedures Working On Qantas NZ Case

Thursday, 21 June 2001, 11:52 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Last month the Employers & Manufacturers Association strenuously opposed a challenge to the age-old principle of limited liability while stating if the directors and officers of Qantas are found to have failed to meet their statutory obligations then ... More >>

Local Govt Proposals Disenfranchise Business

Tuesday, 19 June 2001, 1:52 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The local government reforms announced last week by the Prime Minister and Local Government Minister Sandra Lee would see property taxes or rates spent across many new areas, and the voting rights cancelled of bach and company property owners alike. More >>

Environment Being Given Bad Name

Friday, 15 June 2001, 10:30 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The extra judge and funding for the Environment Court is welcome, and a relief, but insufficient to clear the backlog of resource management cases, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Anti Dumping Rules Civilised

Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 4:31 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Anti-dumping rules are a sign that New Zealand values investment in productive enterprise and the jobs it creates, the Employers & Manufacturers (Northern) says. More >>

UGC's on rates are fair - EMA's solution

Friday, 8 June 2001, 5:29 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Local government Minister Sandra Lee is making a habit of thinking problems can all be fixed by bringing in more retrospective legislation, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern), which is totally opposed to the idea. More >>

EMA's Solution To UGC Issue

Friday, 8 June 2001, 2:00 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Local government Minister Sandra Lee is making a habit of thinking problems can all be fixed by bringing in more retrospective legislation, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern), which is totally opposed to the idea. More >>

Hamilton City planning to boost rates, and debt

Wednesday, 6 June 2001, 5:09 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Hamilton City Council is planning to boost its rates by nearly double the inflation rate each year for the next three years, on top of debt that has doubled over the past three years, the Employers & Manufacturers Association pointed out in its ... More >>

Waitakere Applauded For Holding Rates Down

Wednesday, 6 June 2001, 3:46 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Waitakere earned applause from the Employers & Manufacturers Association for holding its costs down when the EMA presented its submission to the council today. More >>

Export Growth Slows Further: Business Indicator

Tuesday, 5 June 2001, 3:50 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Manufacturers in the north are switching sales from exporting to the domestic market, the latest Survey of Business Conditions from the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) reveals. More >>

Bottom Line Spelled Out For Qantas/Air New Zealand

Tuesday, 5 June 2001, 12:31 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) has listed the bottom line conditions for business if any purchase of Air New Zealand by Qantas is to proceed. More >>

Court fee increase raises Privy Council question

Friday, 1 June 2001, 5:05 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

If Government is as concerned about the cost of justice as Courts Minister Matt Robson says, it cannot afford to abolish the free service provided by the Privy Council, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

EMA In Accord With CTU On Employment Court Ruling

Thursday, 31 May 2001, 2:42 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) is blaming Labour Minister Margaret Wilson for the just-released Employment Court decision allowing the cross-examination of parties where conflicts of evidence arise. More >>

All the right words for growth...

Thursday, 24 May 2001, 5:56 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Budget used all the right words in support of business growth though still not enough is being done to lift the country to a higher level of economic performance, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Safe Workplace Programmes the Best Incentive

Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 6:29 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Employers and Manufacturers' Association strongly supports the principle of reducing workplace fatalities as outlined in the summary report of the Review of the Health and Safety in Employment Act yesterday. More >>

Slow Action On Interest Rates Holding NZ Back

Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 10:45 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The 0.25 per cent cut in the official interest rate today underlines again the excessive caution of our Reserve Bank, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Construction Contracts Bill Supported

Tuesday, 15 May 2001, 12:44 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) is welcoming the Construction Contracts Bill about to be introduced to Parliament. More >>

Gulf Marine Act clouds port development

Monday, 14 May 2001, 3:16 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee's retroactive intervention last week under the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 could have far reaching and drastic consequences for the development of Auckland's port, say the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>

Fees And Compliance Of New Environment Law

Monday, 14 May 2001, 10:31 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The fees and compliance costs of the hazardous substances part of the HSNO Act 1996 are so huge that the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) is making a last ditch plea for the Ministerial Panel on Business Compliance (the Alan Dunn ... More >>

Resources Act imposing intolerable costs, delays

Friday, 11 May 2001, 5:10 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The administration of the Resource Management Act, and political interference in its procedures, is imposing intolerable costs on society and restraining economic growth, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Investment trend up but business conditions falter

Monday, 7 May 2001, 9:21 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Employers & Manufacturers Association Survey of Business Conditions prevailing in the north for March confirms other recent indicators that the outlook for both sales and profit has slipped back markedly over the previous month, though new investment ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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