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Measuring our digital nation’s growth
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 10:22 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A new domain plan to measure New Zealand’s ongoing evolution into a digital nation has been released by Stats NZ and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More >>
No extensions for landlords who don’t comply
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 9:16 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Landlords have just over one month to ensure their rental properties meet the 2016 insulation requirements or face exemplary damages of up to $4,000, and Tenancy Compliance and Investigations says there will be no room for extensions. More >>
Directors personally liable for $100,000 owed to cabbies
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 2:43 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has determined that former Dunedin taxi company directors are personally liable for leaving former employees nearly $100,000 out of pocket by treating them as contractors. More >>
Consumers encouraged to know their rights
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 2:09 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Results of the New Zealand Consumer Survey 2018 show that while nearly all consumers are aware that laws exist to protect their consumer rights, more than half of consumers report knowing only ‘a little’ or ‘nothing’ about what these rights are. More >>
MBIE publishes New Zealand Tourism Forecasts for 2019 - 2025
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 9:56 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its New Zealand Tourism Forecasts for 2019 – 2025. Moderate growth is forecast for both international arrivals and spend across the period. Total international spend is expected to reach ... More >>
Job advertisements fell slightly in April
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 11:30 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of online job advertisements fell slightly by 0.1 per cent in the month of April 2019, but rose by 0.8 per cent over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online monthly data release. The ... More >>
Input sought on proposed Gas Act changes
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 11:12 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A discussion document on potential amendments to the Gas Act 1992 that seeks to address specific issues and to ensure it is fit-for-purpose has been released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. More >>
Consumers alerted to faulty BVL seatbelts
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 9:32 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Trading Standards is reminding consumers and auto parts retailers to check for BVL seatbelts, which are unsafe and need to be immediately recalled. More >>
Auckland restaurant owner to pay for Holidays Act breaches
Monday, 13 May 2019, 2:10 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered Auckland restaurant owner to pay $5,000 for failure to comply with the Labour Inspectorate’s instructions in relation to records keeping and staff’s public holiday entitlements. More >>
Half a million employment agreements, lots of happy business
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 11:24 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Business.govt.nz ’s free Employment Agreement Builder has been used to create more than 600,000 agreements since its launch three years ago, saving small businesses time, money and making it easy to comply with the law. More >>
High Court imposes permanent prohibition under Companies Act
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 10:20 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The High Court has permanently prohibited Lance Jared Ryan from being involved in the management of a company. The prohibition order was made on the application of the Registrar of Companies and a former co-defendant of Mr Ryan, David Blake, has ... More >>
Dunedin property management company fined for acting slow
Friday, 3 May 2019, 9:40 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Tenancy Tribunal has ordered a Dunedin property management company to pay $2020.44 after the Tenancy Compliance & Investigations Team found it took more than a year to fix a leaking roof in one of its Dunedin rental properties. More >>
Kiwifruit growers reminded to meet employment standards
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 9:33 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Labour Inspectors are visiting Bay of Plenty orchards this week, making sure those involved in the Kiwifruit harvest are paying their employees correctly and are keeping accurate and complete ... More >>
Mattel issues recall for Rock ‘n Play Sleeper in NZ
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 2:21 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Trading Standards says Mattel’s expansion of the Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper voluntary recall in the USA to New Zealand and Australia sends a reminder to manufacturers that all products need to be fit for purpose. More >>
Job adverts rise by 1.2 per cent in March 2019 quarter
Wednesday, 24 April 2019, 11:20 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Jobs Online figures released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment show the number of job advertisements rose by 1.2 per cent in the March 2019 quarter. Dr Rose Ryan, Workforce and Workplace manager in the Evidence and Insights group, ... More >>
Health bodies fail to detect serious employment law breaches
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 11:42 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Auckland pharmacy group penalised for underpaying employees by more than $255,000, has highlighted a hole in the auditing processes within the health sector when it comes to safeguarding the labour standards of employees. More >>
Regulator says Chorus changes are a chance to lead
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 9:26 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Employment Services General Manager George Mason says it is appropriate that Chorus are taking a leadership role in addressing the worker exploitation issues found in their supply chain, and is calling for other large companies to do the same. More >>
Five new tools to improve small business operations
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11:15 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Business.govt.nz has launched new productivity content with five free tools and resources to help small businesses improve their operations strategy and free up more time to focus on their core operational tasks. More >>
Tenancy Compliance and Investigation action
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 9:32 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Tenancy Tribunal has recently made orders totalling nearly $17,000 against three landlords as a result of investigations launched by the Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team. More >>
Cleaning companies penalised $55,000
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 2:06 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Two Timaru cleaning businesses and their owners have been penalised $55,000 for treating permanent staff as ‘casuals’ following a Labour Inspectorate investigation. More >>
