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Lot at stake for taxpayers and road users in rail
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 2:08 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Business and taxpayers will be concerned about the impact of Toll switching freight from rail to road in the event Ontrack and Toll don't reach agreement over the proposed $60m rail access fee, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Big employers to be stung by massive ACC increases
Monday, 25 September 2006, 1:18 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Large employers are each facing cost increases ranging from $200,000 to $1.4 million as a result of changes being proposed by ACC to its Partnership Programme. While ACC says the price increases proposed for next year will average out the same as ... More >>
Oral Submissions on Probationary Employment Bill
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 2:57 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Summary of Oral Submissions on Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill made before the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee 3 August 2006 Appearances by: Paul Winter, Chief Executive Officer Susan-Jane Davies, Managing Solicitor More >>
One city council for Auckland would restrain rates
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 11:47 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Re-uniting Auckland back under the umbrella of a single council and administration would take the city forward at least cost to ratepayers, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Govt bulldozing through unworkable employment laws
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 12:24 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Parliament's Select Committee has ignored business pleas to make sure the bungle over vulnerable employees in the 2004 Employment Relations Act will work this time, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Northern Employers and Manufacturers ... More >>
Tax review should count growth, but is about cost
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 9:05 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The focus of Government's Discussion Paper on business tax wrongly counts the costs of encouraging investment in the growth of Kiwi businesses while skimping on information about the economic benefits that will result, the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Silver lining to WTO talks impasse
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 10:47 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The collapse of the World Trade Organisation's free trade talks is not likely to mean the end of this Doha round of talks if history is anything to go by, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Compensation from Transpower sought for outage
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 12:54 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) is exploring whether to take a group case on behalf of its members for compensation for losses caused by the June 12th power outage. More >>
Spot price rort nets Govt generators huge windfall
Friday, 14 July 2006, 9:42 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Spot market prices to be charged for power for last month will leave no one in any doubt about the silliness of New Zealand’s electricity market system. More >>
Exporting underpins steady manufacturing growth
Friday, 14 July 2006, 9:23 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The growth of manufacturing activity in June in the top half of the North Island consolidated due to increasing export sales, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) reports. More >>
Green's Bill: longer dole queues for teenagers
Friday, 30 June 2006, 9:24 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Abolishing youth rates will hurt most the young people it seems to be trying to help, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told Parliament’s Select Committee hearings in Auckland today. More >>
Capital gains tax would accelerate deficit
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 2:06 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
With the current account deficit running at 9.3 per cent of gross domestic product, business is urging government to delay and reconsider its proposals to introduce a capital gains tax on certain offshore earnings. More >>
PMI back to 2004 levels for northern manufacturers
Friday, 16 June 2006, 10:54 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Business New Zealand Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) for May recorded a recovery in forward orders which are also running ahead of production levels for manufacturers in the north. More >>
Stagflation spectre in economic outlook?
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 4:29 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Rising prices and falling economic growth can result in stagflation; is that the spectre we are now facing? The question is raised by the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) as Finance Minister Dr Cullen called for restraint on wage ... More >>
Failure exposes fragile power grid; costs $50m+
Monday, 12 June 2006, 1:29 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Today’s power failure demonstrated the fragility of Auckland’s power supply, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. “That a break on a 110KV line can take out Auckland shows the need for reinforcing the power supply into the city,” ... More >>
SOE sell down would keep tax cake and eat it
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 9:43 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Tax cuts to attract expat Kiwis and stimulate economic transformation are possible if Government were to sell down part of its ownership in certain SOE’s, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Grievance gravy train picking up speed
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 2:39 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The number of personal grievances heard by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) against employers rose 28 per cent last year compared to 2004. The ERA heard 340 cases in calendar 2004 and 436 in 2005. More >>
Fix intended for bungled law won't work
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 2:30 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Bill to fix the bungle in the 2004 Employment Relations Amendment Act won't work, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) told Parliament's Select Committee today. More >>
Government spending not as efficient as tax cuts
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 4:04 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The economic transformation that the budget is heading us toward will make New Zealanders increasingly reliant on the state, and less likely to take responsibility for themselves, or for saving and investing for their own future. More >>
ARC chair should step down in Auckland's interests
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 11:38 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Employers & Manufacturers Association says the chair of the Auckland Regional Council, Mike Lee, should step down in the interests of Auckland. More >>
