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A Bouquet For Dr Cullen Re ACC Repayments
Tuesday, 20 March 2001, 4:48 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Congratulations are due to ACC Minister Dr Cullen for taking up the claims of the businesses and self employed who paid twice for their accident compensation insurance, the Employers & Manufacturers Association says. More >>
Further Cut To Interest Rates Forecast
Tuesday, 20 March 2001, 4:46 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
A further cut to our interest rates of half a per cent or more will be needed to keep growth on an even keel when the Reserve Bank reviews the Official Cash Rate in May, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association. More >>
Tariffs Not Wanted
Friday, 16 March 2001, 11:46 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
New Zealand business in general is against loading duties onto imported goods but equally against overseas firms dumping products in our market, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). He was ... More >>
OCR Cut Excellent News
Wednesday, 14 March 2001, 10:16 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The cut to official interest rates today by the Reserve Bank is excellent news, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Call For Interest Rates Cut
Wednesday, 7 March 2001, 4:57 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
A early cut in the New Zealand official interest rate is clearly due now in response to Australia's doldrums and the decision there to cut rates further, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
R&D tax rule changes wanted asap please
Monday, 5 March 2001, 4:51 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
R&D tax rule changes wanted asap please, Dr Cullen, plus lower corporate tax rates More >>
Auckland suggestion to scrap votes abhorrent
Sunday, 4 March 2001, 1:00 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers & Manufacturers Association is angry at suggestions by Auckland City staff that 24,000 non-resident ratepayers should not be allowed to vote at the local government elections on November 13th. More >>
Monetary Review A Big Tick
Thursday, 1 March 2001, 9:44 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Professor Svensson's report on the management of New Zealand's monetary policy is illuminating for what it couldn't cover as well as for its reassurances that we enjoy best international practice in controlling inflation, says the Employers & Manufacturers ... More >>
Business conditions consolidating gains in north
Wednesday, 28 February 2001, 1:25 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
With sales and profitability showing modest gains in January, growth for manufacturers in the north appears modest but steady, according to the latest Employers & Manufacturers Association Business Conditions survey. More >>
Nelson port struggle a test of the rule of law
Friday, 16 February 2001, 5:49 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The dispute over who should load logs at Nelson is not an employment relations issue at all, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association. More >>
Employers Alarmed At Extent Of School Exam Changes
Thursday, 15 February 2001, 2:10 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
While the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) supports internal assessment at secondary schools, the changes proposed, especially at years 11 and 13 (5th and 7th form years) go too far, the association says. More >>
Alliance Slogan Conceals The Issues
Thursday, 15 February 2001, 11:09 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Hon Sandra Lee's call for the business community "to support local people for local jobs" shows how little she understands the issues at stake in the current waterfront dispute, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association's ... More >>
Potential For Export-Led Growth Broadening
Tuesday, 13 February 2001, 4:36 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The latest trade data for manufactured exports confirms that the base of the economic recovery is broadening at last, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Alliance State-Of-The-Nation Priorities Endorsed
Thursday, 8 February 2001, 4:52 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) is urging the Alliance to concentrate on the promotion of some of the priorities listed by its leader Jim Anderton in a 'state-of-the-nation' speech on February 6th. More >>
Secondary teachers union barking up the wrong tree
Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 5:26 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The secondary teachers union is barking up the wrong tree in seeking a pay rise to compensate for the Government's new internally assessed qualifications system being introduced next year, the Employers & Manufacturers Association says. More >>
N.Z. Left Behind In High-Tech Race
Wednesday, 31 January 2001, 12:42 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"With Labour's promise to allow full expensing of Research and Development still unkept, while Australia introduces a comprehensive $3.625 billion policy to promote R&D, New Zealand is being left behind in the high-tech race," says Alasdair ... More >>
Export Surge Import Plummet Welcomed
Tuesday, 30 January 2001, 12:42 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"The December surge in exports accompanied by a plummet in imports is welcome news," says Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association. More >>
Business confidence welcome but fragile
Wednesday, 24 January 2001, 5:47 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"The rebound in business confidence is welcomed, but it's fragile," says Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive, Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Reserve Bank plays it safe
Wednesday, 24 January 2001, 5:46 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"There were only two sensible options for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand official cash rate review; to hold interest rates or ease them," says Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive, Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Inflation peak temporary inevitability
Thursday, 18 January 2001, 9:01 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
"The latest annual CPI increase of 4% was the inevitable result of the dramatic increase in fuel costs and the government's increasing taxes on cigarettes and tobacco," says Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive, Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
