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Higher the dollar goes, the bigger the crash
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 11:30 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The expectation that interest rates will go up again this week has driven the kiwi dollar to record highs and will exacerbate the harsh times ahead for our exporters and the economy, the Employers &Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
World cup coup; infrastructure must be accelerated
Friday, 18 November 2005, 12:12 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
New Zealand getting the world rugby cup is great news, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. “Now we need to make sure our infrastructure is up to the mark to maximise the opportunities it will present,” said Bruce Goldsworthy, ... More >>
Manufacturing trend negative; pronounced in north
Friday, 11 November 2005, 10:49 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The trend for manufacturing shows the sector’s October performance in decline, which will see the labour and skills shortages ease by early next year, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
No 'going rate' for wage rises
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 12:39 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The claim that the going rate for wage increases this year is 5 per cent is self serving and not borne out by the facts, says David Lowe, Manager of Employment Relations for the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Spectre of inflation overshooting raised
Thursday, 27 October 2005, 11:12 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Businesses understand the inflationary pressures that the Reserve Bank responded to today by raising the official cash rate, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Minimum hourly rate increase excessive: Survey
Thursday, 20 October 2005, 10:46 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Seventy per cent of businesses say the increase of 25 per cent in the minimum wage rate to $12 per hour will affect them badly or very badly, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) reports. More >>
CTU booklet intent welcome; short on growth plans
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 2:37 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The CTU booklet released today – Your Job. Your industry. Your Future – re-iterates many points business owners agree with, and welcome, but ignores the competitive disadvantages brought about by recent government compliance and other costs, the ... More >>
South Island generators must pay for HVDC upgrade
Friday, 7 October 2005, 1:54 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The full $520 million cost of Transpower’s proposed upgrade of the High Voltage Direct Current Link must be paid by the power generators benefiting from it, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Manufacturers Call for Kyoto Review
Friday, 23 September 2005, 3:06 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Now that Britain has announced that the Kyoto Protocol is unworkable and has said ‘No country is going to cut its growth’, New Zealand has to reconsider its position”, says Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Govt Surplus Blowout Matched by People’s Deficit
Friday, 23 September 2005, 1:29 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
As the government’s surplus blowout reaches $8.8 billion and the government’s net worth increases $14.5 billion on last year, the people’s deficit with the rest of the world hits a staggering $11.9 billion”, says Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive ... More >>
Current Account Deficit Mounting
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 3:15 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The steady rise in our current account deficit since early 2001 to $11.9 billion for the June 2005 year will inevitably put pressure on the New Zealand dollar”, according to Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association ... More >>
Manufacturing Exporters Welcome Reserve Bank Stay
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 4:14 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
With the high New Zealand dollar squeezing exporters and causing a blow out in the current account deficit, the news that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has held interest rates is greatly welcomed, especially by exporting manufacturers,” according to Alasdair ... More >>
Response to Akld road challenge ‘simply excellent'
Monday, 5 September 2005, 11:11 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
National’s announcement this morning it will fast track Auckland’s planned state highway network is simply excellent, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Labour’s new employment policy agenda unworkable
Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 2:56 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The third major round of employment law changes unveiled yesterday as policy for another term under Labour are unworkable, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Auckland’s transport a ‘national emergency’
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 5:22 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The unfinished gaps in Auckland’s road network are costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars a year, making our transport crisis a national emergency, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Employment undertakings surprising, pleasing
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 3:27 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Undertakings conveyed by Labour Minister Paul Swain to the Business New Zealand Election Conference this morning are pleasing though surprising, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Nationals’tax cuts equitable, low compliance
Monday, 22 August 2005, 3:26 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The tax cuts proposed by National are for all New Zealanders and businesses, and are welcome for that reason, the Employers &Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Kyoto tax liability vital election consideration
Monday, 22 August 2005, 12:31 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The review of the Kyoto Protocol needs to be considered in the context of the promises on taxation being made by the main political parties, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Guidelines needed for cannabis
Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 11:55 am | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
The Northern Employers & Manufacturers Association says a Code of Practice prepared by OSH is needed to set clear ground rules for when employees' judgment is impaired from smoking cannabis. More >>
REVUP campaign fired up: Honk Day tomorrow 8am
Thursday, 11 August 2005, 5:17 pm | Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern
Since our REVUP campaign started, the Government has boosted the planned spend on Auckland’s transport by $330 million over four years, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
