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Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - Latest News [Page 25]
Construction firm hammered with 19k penalty
Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 11:10 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Auckland construction company has been penalised $19,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) following a Labour Inspectorate investigation. More >>
Barrister linked to NZ's first human trafficking convictions
Monday, 30 April 2018, 2:59 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Barrister was today convicted for offences relating to knowingly providing false and misleading information to Immigration New Zealand (INZ.) More >>
MBIE launches New Zealand Trade Intelligence Dashboard
Friday, 27 April 2018, 11:53 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released its New Zealand Trade Intelligence Dashboard that illustrates New Zealand’s trade, investment and visitor flows with all its trading partners. More >>
Tourism spending data for March 2018 released
Thursday, 26 April 2018, 3:19 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Tourism spending data for March 2018 released The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates (MRTEs) were released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today show that tourism expenditure grew in all regions over the ... More >>
Processes to be strengthened
Friday, 20 April 2018, 4:32 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Provincial Development Unit (PDU) administering the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is strengthening its systems and processes for assessing and approving requests for funding following an internal review, Provincial Development Unit head Nigel Bickle ... More >>
Christchurch restaurants fined for employment law breaches
Friday, 20 April 2018, 9:56 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Christchurch company operating two Japanese restaurants has been penalised $70,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) after the Labour Inspectorate found them ignoring employment law. More >>
BP franchisee owes $250,000 for breaching employment law
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 11:33 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Pegasus Energy Limited, which operated as a BP station in Hastings has been ordered to pay upwards of $132,000 in arrears to two ex-staff and $120,000 in penalties following a Labour Inspectorate investigation. More >>
Bankrupt Auckland builder squanders $1.5 million at casino
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 10:38 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A bankrupt Auckland builder has pleaded guilty to 10 charges under the Insolvency Act 2006, after he gambled away more than $1.5 million – money which could have been allocated to his creditors, says Official Assignee (OA) Ross van der Schyff. More >>
Landlord fined for non-compliant gas supply
Monday, 9 April 2018, 10:16 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Landlords who fail to ensure the safety of their tenants have been sent a clear message by the Tenancy Tribunal after a Christchurch landlord was ordered to pay $4,100.00 after a non-compliant gas supply was found at one of her properties. More >>
111 mobile caller location extended to iOS
Friday, 6 April 2018, 1:54 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MBIE Deputy Chief Executive Brad Ward today announced New Zealand has gone live with Advanced Mobile Location (AML) for iOS, which is an important extension to the successful Emergency Caller Location Information (ECLI) service, and has been deployed as part ... More >>
Business owner banned from employing staff
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 8:27 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The former owner of Christchurch bar and eatery, Watershed Bar and Restaurant, and restaurant, Sequoia 88, has been banned from hiring staff for three years after he was found to have intentionally and persistently breached employment law. More >>
Regional tourism spending data for February 2018
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 2:21 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today show that tourism expenditure grew in all regions over the year ending February 2018. More >>
Auckland building practitioner has licence cancelled
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 12:41 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) has been disciplined by the Building Practitioners Board (the Board) for several offences including carrying out and supervising building work incompetently. More >>
Net migration predicted to fall
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 9:49 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A new report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is predicting that net migration will fall to around 65,000 in June next year under current immigration settings - compared with the June 2017 figure of 72,300. More >>
Unlicensed immigration adviser prosecuted
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 3:53 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A 65-year old Auckland man has been charged by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) with multiple counts of giving immigration advice without being licensed or exempt, holding out to be a licensed immigration adviser, and unlawfully taking payment. More >>
Pacific Quota Registrations Open
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 11:31 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Pacific Quota Registrations Open Citizens of Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are encouraged to register for this year’s ballot under the Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category, which takes place between 3 and 30April. Immigration Instructions ... More >>
Restaurant chain owner fined for underpaying staff
Friday, 16 March 2018, 10:37 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Indian restaurant chain has been fined more than $40,000 in penalties after several breaches to employment law, despite having paid more than $24,000 to staff in arrears previously. More >>
Tour company to pay $110,000 for employment breaches
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 11:09 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Alps Travel, a South Island based tour company primarily aimed at tourists from China, has been ordered to pay $75,000 in penalties and more than $35,000 in arrears after a Labour Inspectorate investigation found serious breaches of employment law. More >>
Auckland accountant pleads guilty to bankruptcy offences
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 9:43 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Auckland based accountant and bankrupt has pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Insolvency Act 2006 brought by the Official Assignee (OA) at Auckland District Court. More >>
Tourism spending data for January 2018 released
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 12:13 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today show that tourism expenditure grew in all regions over the year ending January 2018. MBIE’s manager of Sector Trends Mark ... More >>
