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OECD on R&D, innovation a timely reminder
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 11:17 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The reminder from the OECD that we need to build capacity in R&D, transport infrastructure and broadband is timely and welcome, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. "The OECD advice means we have to invest more in developing our scientists, ... More >>
KiwiSaver Mark 1 ok, Mark 2 not ok
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 11:12 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Employers are finding KiwiSaver Mark 2 overly complicated, especially given the extremely tight implementation timeframes required, David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Northern Employers and Manufacturers Association told Parliament's Finance ... More >>
'Disadvantage' latest personal grievance catch cry
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 4:10 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Claims of 'disadvantage' are the latest catch cry from employees trying their luck on the personal grievance gravy train. EMA's annual analysis of decisions of the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for 2006 brought up 238 claims of disadvantage, ... More >>
Royal Commission of Inquiry superb
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 10:01 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
This Government will be thanked by Aucklanders for generations to come for its decision today to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry into how Auckland should be governed, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Northern Employers & Manufacturers ... More >>
Fix Auckland: transformation needed
Monday, 16 July 2007, 9:48 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Transformational reform of local government in Auckland is at the heart of a campaign being launched today. Its call for action - Fix Auckland - invites Aucklanders to contribute their ideas on how the first city of the Pacific should be governed. More >>
KiwiSaver breaches human rights, employment law
Monday, 2 July 2007, 9:40 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
KiwiSaver starting today discriminates against people aged 65 and over, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. "This is from the government that sensibly passed the law removing a retirement age from all employment agreements and reinforced ... More >>
Faster Customs Clearance Plan Backed By EMA (Nth)
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 1:22 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Customs' investment plans for a major computer upgrade will speed up importing and exporting procedures, and cross border passenger flow, and is excellent news, says Bruce Goldsworthy of EMA (Northern). More >>
Capital gains tax no cure for house prices
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 12:18 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Imposing a capital gains tax on housing has not stopped rapid price rises elsewhere and won't work here either in the present circumstances, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Take Kiwisaver Pay Reviews In Two Steps -- EMA
Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 7:00 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Many employers in the middle of wage and salary reviews are finding they have to urgently re-work pay increases to accommodate the new compulsory KiwiSaver employer contributions. More >>
Council puts 11% rates hike for business on hold
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 2:48 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
When Peter Atkinson, an executive with the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern), told the Whangarei District Council hearings today that the proposed rates hike of 11.2 per cent for business was far too high he did not expect councilors ... More >>
ARC: $30 for every extra trip on public transport
Thursday, 24 May 2007, 4:46 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Auckland Regional Council proposal to spend $30 to subsidize each extra trip on public transport next year will come as a severe shock to most ratepayers, the Employers & Manufacturers Association told the council hearings on its draft annual ... More >>
Rodney Council applauded for holding costs
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 4:01 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The projected rates increases for Rodney for the next 10 years are the lowest in the Auckland region, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the Rodney Council at its hearings on its Draft Annual Plan today. More >>
Government outbidding business for talent
Monday, 7 May 2007, 4:54 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Government departments and local authorities are hiking pay rates significantly more than the private sector, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Standards for literacy excellent
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 3:48 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
It's not acceptable for one school student in five to leave the compulsory education system still deficient to a greater or lesser extent in an aspect of reading, writing or maths, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Auckland's future kicked into touch
Friday, 9 March 2007, 4:57 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Government has misread the public's mood for major change to Auckland's local government, and the so called 'one plan' will kick the issue out beyond next year's election, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Pay increase to be expected
Tuesday, 6 February 2007, 10:05 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The 3.2 per cent wage and salary rate increase recorded by the Labour Cost Index released today is to be expected, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) notes. More >>
Manufacturers on a roll
Friday, 15 December 2006, 11:42 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Orders for manufacturers are booked solid for three months in some cases, with exports still rising despite the unfavourable exchange rate and capacity constraints, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) reports. More >>
Port operations critical in stadium choice
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 2:40 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Most Aucklanders would support the waterfront stadium if it did for Auckland what the opera house does for Sydney, but the present design and site proposed won't allow for this, the Employers & Manufacturers Association says. More >>
Wages increase 3.8 per cent in year
Monday, 13 November 2006, 3:16 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Wages increased an average of 3.8 per cent for the year ended July 31st in the National Employers Wage and Salary survey, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) reports. More >>
Targeting food at work fanciful
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 5:01 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The idea that employers could be held responsible for what their employees eat is wonderfully fanciful, says Paul Jarvie, Health and Safety Manager for the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
