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Court rules retail chain must pay for all hours worked
Friday, 11 May 2018, 9:48 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A national retail chain must pay their employees for the pre-work meetings it had claimed were ‘optional’, after a failed bid to escape a Labour Inspectorate Improvement Notice. More >>
Head of KiwiBuild appointed
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:03 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Stephen Barclay has been appointed as the Head of KiwiBuild, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Chief Executive Carolyn Tremain announced today. Mr Barclay is currently Chief People and Transformation Officer at the Ministry of Health, and ... More >>
MBIE’s latest territorial authority GDP estimates
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 3:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The latest release of MBIE’s experimental Modelled Territorial Authority Gross Domestic Product (MTAGDP) estimates shows growth in 64 out of 66 territorial authorities in the year to March 2017. The MTAGDP series aligns with StatsNZ’s Regional GDP ... More >>
CERT NZ leads cyber security initiatives in the Pacific
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 11:05 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
CERT NZ has been named as the inaugural chair of PaCSON- the Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network. PaCSON is a network of CERTs and other cyber security response officials from 14 Pacific nations. More >>
CourierPost contractor to pay for employment breaches
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 10:37 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Kapiti company contracted to CourierPost must pay more than $37,000 for multiple breaches of employment law following a Labour Inspectorate investigation. More >>
Unlicensed Kerikeri roofer prosecuted
Friday, 4 May 2018, 4:10 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Kerikeri man who falsely held himself out as a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) and a member of the Roofing Association of New Zealand (RANZ), despite never being affiliated with either, has been prosecuted in the Kaikohe District Court. More >>
Delay costs landlord at Tenancy Tribunal
Friday, 4 May 2018, 10:35 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken a Rotorua property management company to the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to fix serious problems in a rental property it manages, sending a clear message to all landlords that failing ... More >>
Delay costs landlord at Tenancy Tribunal
Friday, 4 May 2018, 10:26 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken a Rotorua property management company to the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to fix serious problems in a rental property it manages, sending a clear message to all landlords that failing ... More >>
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 >>
