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ARC's $50m loss for ratepayers avoidable

Thursday, 19 March 2009, 12:54 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Auckland ratepayers should be asking why their regional council is using public money ($262m) to invest in share markets and other financial assets which have lost $37.6m in the last six months, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers ... More >>

Another $500 million of assets....

Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 11:57 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The $500 million in spending announced today was for work already planned and will deliver $500 million plus in assets for New Zealanders benefit, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Big cut to OCR welcome

Thursday, 29 January 2009, 4:00 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The bigger than forecast cut to the OCR is appropriate, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Stream of inquiries underline recession's severity

Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 5:03 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

From the second half of 2008 inquiries to the help desks of employer organizations have largely been about restructuring resulting in job losses, reports the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Probation law will assist re-employment

Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 11:56 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Employers forced to lay staff off will re-hire them sooner under a new probation law to be passed before Christmas, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Interest rate cut great news for exporters

Thursday, 4 December 2008, 12:51 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Given the softening in demand in world markets, exporters need today's big cut to the official cash rate to keep downward pressure on the New Zealand dollar, says Bruce Goldsworthy, acting chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>

Review of climate change law applauded

Monday, 17 November 2008, 2:44 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Business welcomes the National government's rapid move to reviewing the emissions trading scheme as they promised, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Election eve law change wrong on many counts

Friday, 24 October 2008, 12:20 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Trevor Mallard's latest plan is to say everyone off work for seven days or more has suffered a serious harm injury, says Paul Jarvie, Health and Safety Manager for the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Expansionary tax package applauded for recession

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 1:32 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

In a recession above all our people need confidence, and more money in their pockets, and National's tax package would deliver on these imperatives, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Employers won't wear blame for KiwiSaver bungles

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 10:18 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The tax department's attempts to blame employers and employees for its bungling of KiwiSaver scrapes the bottom of the blame barrel, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Northern Employers and Manufacturers Association. More >>

Boost investment spend, cut taxes, admin costs

Monday, 6 October 2008, 4:52 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The trouble with Treasury predictions about where the economy is headed is they are seldom if ever right, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Today's GDP figures historical already

Friday, 26 September 2008, 4:54 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

A lot has happened in global and domestic markets since the decline in GDP recorded to June 2008 released today, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

FTA prospect with USA great news

Monday, 22 September 2008, 8:18 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The Employers & Manufacturers Association is hugely supportive of New Zealand negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States under the P4 agreement. More >>

ASEAN/CER trade deal applauded

Friday, 29 August 2008, 1:29 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The conclusion of the free trade agreement between the 10 ASEAN countries and CER partners Australia and New Zealand is most welcome, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Greens right to ask for public guidance on ETS

Friday, 22 August 2008, 12:27 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says the other political parties should join the Greens and ask the public which way they should vote on the Emissions Trading Bill. More >>

Mallard asked to apologise for allegations

Thursday, 7 August 2008, 2:01 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) has written to Labour Minister Trevor Mallard requesting an apology for statements that employers are committing criminal acts. More >>

Mallard spins himself out over KiwiSaver

Friday, 25 July 2008, 2:50 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's claim that employers are pocketing the tax credits of their employees is a total fabrication because they can't, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Union reaction to battle for fairness shocks EMA

Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 4:35 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

EMA says it is shocked at the reaction by the CTU and EPMU to its campaign in defence of the majority of workers who can't afford to join KiwiSaver. More >>

Mallard's Attack On Workers & Business Outrageous

Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 3:45 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Labour Minister Trevor Mallard's attack this morning on both workers and employers is outrageous and baseless, says the Employer and Manufacturers Association (EMA). More >>

Campaign Against Mallard's "Attack On Workers" EMA

Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 8:26 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Employers say changes proposed to the KiwiSaver scheme by Trevor Mallard will erode workers rights and create inequality in the workplace. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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