Employers And Manufacturers Association - Latest News [Page 40]
Competitive ACC Good For State Enterprises Too
Friday, 29 September 2000, 12:47 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA Central chief executive Paul Winter says the irony of ACC costs released yesterday is very apparent to Wellington businesses. More >>
Interest costs on top of price rises not necessary
Thursday, 28 September 2000, 1:14 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
None of us need be hit by higher interest rates as a result of higher grocery and other prices coming on top of the high petrol and transport costs if we hold back our expectations of higher incomes, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Look out for the fire sales!
Friday, 22 September 2000, 1:33 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The current account deficit worsening by $3.4 billion, or 81 per cent in the year to June shows what an unstable state the last Government left the economy, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Debt correction exposes leadership opportunities
Tuesday, 19 September 2000, 12:53 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The correction of the current account deficit for the year ended March from 8.2% of GDP to 7.1% is most welcome, but has called further into question the Government's grasp of economic reality, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Electricity Efficiency: Why Are We Waiting?
Friday, 15 September 2000, 2:55 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The delay surrounding the release of the electricity policy is starting to build uncertainty, and is unnecessary, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
PM's Business Summit Warmly Welcomed
Wednesday, 13 September 2000, 11:52 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Prime Minister's invitation to business leaders to attend an economic summit next month is timely and most welcome, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
One week's consultation too short for 'good faith'
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 10:36 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Allowing just one week for public submissions on the proposed code of good faith for collective bargaining under the Employment Relations Act is not within the spirit of the new law, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Silver Lining To Importers Squealing
Friday, 8 September 2000, 3:39 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
When the Importers Institute starts squealing for the Finance Minister to resign we should start looking out for a great new wave of investment in local production, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Exporters poised for market share leap
Friday, 8 September 2000, 12:52 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Exporters of manufactured goods and other high value products are ideally poised to raise their prices in real terms and increase market share overseas, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Hand wringing and teeth gnashing over power
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:44 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Where are the power pricing signals that encourage off peak electricity usage and conservation, asks Alasdair Thompson, the chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association. More >>
Telecoms approach urges pragmatism, urgency
Monday, 28 August 2000, 2:48 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Northern Employers & Manufacturers Association has endorsed several core recommendations of the draft report of the Telecommunications Inquiry including those to establish an Electronics Communications Commissioner and a Telecommunications ... More >>
Wanted: strong, positive leadership
Monday, 28 August 2000, 9:07 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Prime Minister saying yesterday that Government "could do nothing about exchange rates" may be technically accurate but reflects poorly on its determination to restore the purchasing power of our economy, says the Northern Employers & ... More >>
Growth plans on hold - latest survey
Monday, 28 August 2000, 9:05 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The number of Auckland's manufacturers expecting turnover and profits to pick up is slightly higher than last month, said Bruce Goldsworthy commenting on EMA's monthly poll of business conditions for July. More >>
Reserve Bank Gets It Right
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:25 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Reserve Bank's decision to wait and see before raising interest rates is the right one for business, according to the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Survey Of Business Conditions - Chart
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 9:34 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
SURVEY OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS JUNE 2000 COMPARED WITH JUNE 1999 ::::::::::::::: Manufacturers' Division::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ref. 00/01-22 ,File A.10.3.1 :::::::::::::::::: 26-Jul-00:::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Last::: Prev::: Prev::: ... More >>
Clouds over business confidence start to lift
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 9:10 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The northern Employers & Manufacturers Association's monthly survey of business conditions shows the clouds over investor confidence could be starting to clear with stronger export sales reported, and rising domestic turnover. More >>
Protests brought changes, though not nearly enough
Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 12:33 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) is very pleased its direct initiatives with Government ministers resulted in changes to some of the stupidest clauses in the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Export credit hurry up welcomed
Wednesday, 26 July 2000, 3:38 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) is encouraged by the close attention the Prime Minister is paying to the establishment of the export credit scheme. More >>
CPI Inflation Misleading
Tuesday, 18 July 2000, 4:58 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The latest annual CPI inflation figure of two per cent is totally misleading. It does not mean we need further interest rate rise as the Bank may be targeting entirely the wrong economic yardstick, says the President of the Employers & Manufacturers ... More >>
CTU's trade ban knocks investor confidence
Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 6:28 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) has written to the Prime Minister expressing alarm that the Council of Trade Unions unlawful trade ban on Fiji will further penalise investor and business confidence. More >>
