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Focus on collaboration at D5 Government Showcase
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 1:17 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Better for Business (B4B) , a cross-agency programme led by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE), has partnered with its nine other agencies to showcase a range of breakthrough government services and digital initiatives designed ... More >>
International visitors spending up five per cent in 2017
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:32 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Spending by international visitors in New Zealand was $10.6 billion for the year to December 2017, according to the latest International Visitor Survey released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More >>
Farmers should aim to be best practice employers: MBIE
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 9:34 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate is calling for dairy farmers to get it sorted in 2018 with compliant records, agreements, and all employees receiving at least the minimum wage for every hour worked. More >>
Beware of financial loss in love says Consumer Protection
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 2:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MBIE’s Consumer Protection is advising those looking for love online to be watchful for scams this Valentine’s Day, both on dating apps and online. More >>
Investigation finds Wellington café breaching employment law
Friday, 9 February 2018, 10:01 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A popular Cuba Street café was fined $2000 and stood down from issuing visas to recruit migrant labour for six months after the Labour Inspectorate found them breaching their obligations. More >>
Unlicensed woman charged with asking for fee for advice
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 3:50 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A 31-year-old Auckland woman appeared today in the Manukau District Court charged with unlawfully asking for a fee for immigration advice and taking payment from four family members and friends in the Tongan community. More >>
Restaurateurs sentenced in exploitation case
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 2:29 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A couple and their Auckland-based restaurant have been sentenced on charges of exploitation and providing false or misleading information relating to five Filipino employees they sponsored to come to New Zealand. More >>
Education agent charged for unlicensed immigration advice
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 3:27 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A 47-year-old Auckland woman has appeared in the Auckland District Court today charged with unlawfully providing immigration advice and taking fees for the advice from seven Chinese nationals. More >>
West Coast: increased employment and immigration compliance
Monday, 5 February 2018, 1:51 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate and Immigration New Zealand (INZ) found increased employment and immigration compliance in the West Coast following visits to businesses in the region last week. More >>
Heat goes on Auckland landlord for not having smoke alarms
Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 9:42 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken an Auckland landlord to the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to install smoke alarms, giving all landlords in this busy rental market a timely reminder to ensure their properties ... More >>
Open access to weather data review released
Friday, 12 January 2018, 3:37 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released the report Weather Permitting: Review of open access to weather data in New Zealand ( Weather Permitting ). More >>
Organic farm exploits ‘thousands’ of travellers
Thursday, 11 January 2018, 10:18 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An organic farm near Christchurch was ruled to have breached the rights of workers it said were volunteers by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), following an Inspectorate investigation. More >>
Correction to Cost Benefit Analysis – America’s Cup
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 4:03 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Market Economics has advised the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) of errors to the cost-benefit analysis in their report “36th America’s Cup: High Level Economic Assessment Evaluation” which MBIE commissioned. More >>
Pay your people their entitlements this Christmas
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 10:30 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate says businesses should learn from the case of an Auckland restaurant penalised in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), and pay employees properly this Christmas. More >>
Consumer Protection helping you this Christmas
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 9:44 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
In the pre-Christmas rush, consumers are reminded to know their rights and shop safely this Christmas. More >>
Lengthy prison sentences for breaching Companies Act
Monday, 11 December 2017, 11:39 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
David Blake and Lance Ryan have both been sentenced to more than two years in prison after being found guilty of multiple breaches of the Companies Act and Crimes Act respectively. More >>
Broadband programmes continue to connect Kiwis
Monday, 11 December 2017, 11:11 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of New Zealand households and businesses connected to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) has increased by 11 per cent to 460,096 connections in the last quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Broadband Update by the Ministry of Business, Innovation ... More >>
Building practitioners disciplined for poor workmanship
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 10:41 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Two licensed building practitioners (LBPs) have been held to account by the Building Practitioners Board for serious offences relating to their performance and conduct as LBPs. More >>
Unlicensed immigration adviser sentenced
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 1:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Auckland woman of Tongan nationality has been sentenced to 10 months home detention and ordered to pay reparation of $6,420 for illegally providing New Zealand immigration advice in the Tongan community. The sentence came after the woman pleaded guilty ... More >>
Job advertisements rise slightly in October 2017
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 10:36 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of online job advertisements rose slightly with an increase of 0.1 per cent in October 2017 and 8.2 per cent over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online report. More >>
