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MED Fund invests in WhitewaterXL New Zealand Invitational
Friday, 17 June 2016, 10:25 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment today announced that $600,000 will be invested into the WhitewaterXL New Zealand Invitational for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 events through the Major Events Development Fund (MEDF). More >>
Decrease in household electricity costs
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 12:26 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The latest New Zealand Energy Quarterly, released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), shows the average cost of electricity paid by residential consumers has fallen for the first time in 15 years. Average sales-based electricity ... More >>
New tourism spend data for Northland region released
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10:53 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today show that tourism spend for the Northland region is estimated to be $937 million for the year to April 2016, up six per cent compared to the year ... More >>
Vacancies rose again in May – MBIE Jobs Online Report
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 4:42 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Vacancies rose again in May – MBIE Jobs Online Report The number of job vacancies rose by 2.4 per cent in May 2016, and by 13.4 per cent over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online report. ... More >>
$5,000 in fines handed down for unauthorised electrical work
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 11:51 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Two fines were handed down to an Auckland company and an Ashhurst man for breaching the Electricity Act 1992. More >>
Employers fined for paying migrant worker $4 an hour
Monday, 13 June 2016, 10:54 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority found two linked South Auckland employers, who paid a migrant worker $4 an hour, breached several employment laws and has ordered the two companies to pay a total of $42,000 in penalties and over $45,000 in wage ... More >>
Kiwifruit employer owes $226K after breaching employment law
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 12:38 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit contracting business was ordered to pay more than $226,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) in arrears owed to workers and penalties for breaching the employment law after an investigation by the Ministry of Business, ... More >>
Annual international visitor spend passes $10 billion
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:23 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
International visitor spend passed $10 billion for the first time, growing by 25 percent in the March 2016 year, shown by the latest International Visitor Survey released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More >>
New Plymouth man fined $18,000 for unauthorised electrical
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 12:33 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Tauke Whana of New Plymouth has been sentenced in the Rotorua District Court on charges of doing unauthorised prescribed electrical work; doing an act intending to cause another person to believe he was registered or licensed; and issuing a certificate ... More >>
Hawera restaurant penalised for failure to provide records
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 11:42 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered Hawera restaurant Indian Zaika to pay $7000 in penalties after it failed to provide evidence of compliant wage, time, holiday and leave records to a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ... More >>
Vacancies rose in April – MBIE Jobs Online report
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 11:24 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of job vacancies rose by 0.6 per cent in April 2016, and by 7.7 per cent over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online report. More >>
MBIE forecasts tourism spend to grow 65 per cent by 2022
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 10:41 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
International tourism expenditure is forecast to grow by 65 per cent to $16 billion in 2022, and the sector is well positioned to capture opportunities from several different markets, according to the New Zealand Tourism Forecasts 2016-2022 report ... More >>
MBIE to consult on proposed foil insulation ban
Friday, 6 May 2016, 12:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has announced it is beginning consultation on a proposal to issue a ban that will prevent people retrofitting residential buildings with foil insulation. More >>
MBIE recovers $71k in arrears owed to sushi bar workers
Monday, 2 May 2016, 1:48 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A total of $71,454 has been recovered in unpaid public holiday and holiday pay entitlements for 54 current and former employees of eight Whangarei sushi bars, following an investigation by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Labour Inspectorate. More >>
Restaurant pays out after MBIE’s freezing order
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 3:07 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Taste of Egypt Ltd paid $91,000 in penalties and arrears owed to two workers to the Employment Court, pending their appeal, after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Labour Inspectorate issued a freezing order against the ... More >>
Vacancies rose in March – MBIE Jobs Online Report
Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 1:32 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of job vacancies rose by 0.7 per cent in March 2016, and by 7.9 per cent over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online report. In March the largest increases were in the education and ... More >>
Courtenay Place shop to pay $54K after MBIE uncovered breach
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 10:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered a Wellington business ShopperStop 1 Limited to pay approximately $54,000 in penalties for employment law breaches and arrears owed to an employee. More >>
Holiday’s Act Breaches Investigated
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 4:36 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate has investigated 42 employers for payroll-related breaches of the Holiday’s Act since 2012 and more targeted investigations are planned, Labour Inspectorate General Manager George Mason confirmed today. More >>
MBIE cracks down on Tasman pack houses
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 10:15 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has taken enforcement action against six apple pack houses in the Tasman region for breaching the employment laws. The Ministry’s Labour Inspectorate, staff visited nine pack houses in March ... More >>
Renewable electricity generation reaches new high
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 12:52 pm | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) latest Energy Quarterly shows the share of renewable electricity generation continues to climb, reaching a 20 year high in 2015. More >>
