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Revised standards for safer children’s nightwear
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 11:19 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Revised standards surrounding the safety of children’s nightwear have now been mandated, helping parents make informed decisions about the safety of their children’s clothing. More >>
Vacancies fall slightly in February
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 10:51 am | MBIE
Vacancies fall slightly in February – MBIE Jobs Online Report The number of job vacancies fell slightly in February, while there was a 4.7 per cent increase over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ... More >>
MBIE not concerned product a safety risk for houses
Friday, 4 March 2016, 12:13 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MBIE is not concerned that the product under Commerce Commission investigation poses a safety risk for newly built houses and is confident they will still comply with the Building Code, says MBIE’s general manager Building System Performance Derek ... More >>
International visitor spend up 31 per cent for December 2015
Friday, 26 February 2016, 11:38 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
International visitor spend grew 31 per cent to $9.7 billion in the December 2015 year, according to the latest International Visitor Survey released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More >>
Major Events Fund invests in the World Shearing
Friday, 19 February 2016, 10:20 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Major Events Fund invests in the World Shearing and Wool Handling Championships 2017 The Government is investing $260,000 through the Major Events Development Fund in the Golden Shears World Shearing and Wool Handling Championships to be held in ... More >>
Vacancies rise in January – MBIE Jobs Online Report
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:38 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Vacancies rise in January – MBIE Jobs Online Report The number of job vacancies grew by 1.5 per cent in January, with an 8.7 per cent increase over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online ... More >>
Canterbury dairy farm penalised for employment law breaches
Friday, 22 January 2016, 10:13 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered Viewbank Dairy Ltd near Rakaia to rectify employment law breaches discovered by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Labour Inspectorate and pay $7,500 in penalties. More >>
Vacancies continue to rise in December
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 10:33 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Vacancies continue to rise in December – MBIE Jobs Online Report The number of job vacancies rose by 1.4 per cent in December, with a 6.8 per cent rise over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) ... More >>
Two Licensed Building Practitioners fined for poor work
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 2:25 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Two Licensed Building Practitioners fined for poor work Two licensed building practitioners (LBPs) have been found guilty of poor quality work and fined by the Building Practitioners Board. Auckland man Hao Zhang had his carpentry and foundation licence cancelled, ... More >>
North Island business fined for employing unlawful workers
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 2:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Henry’s Poultry Ltd, a company based in Levin, has recently been convicted of 6 offences under section 350(1)(b) of the Immigration act 2009. The company admitted to employing 5 Samoan nationals who were in New Zealand without a visa and 1 person ... More >>
Vacancies continue to rise in November
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 10:48 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of job vacancies rose by 2 per cent in November, with a 6.9 per cent rise over the year, according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online report. The November rise was led by increased vacancies ... More >>
New measure to share costs of maintaining NZ’s oil security
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 1:55 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
10 December 2015 New measure to share costs of maintaining NZ’s oil security equitably More >>
Residential electricity demand increases
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 12:22 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s latest Energy Quarterly shows that residential demand for electricity increased by 5.3 per cent in the September quarter 2015. More >>
Blenheim vineyard contractor fined for labour law failures
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 11:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered KRSVP Ltd (formerly S & LJ Prasad Ltd) of Blenheim to pay more than $7,500 in penalties for failing to provide employment records requested by a Labour Inspector. The labour contracting company ... More >>
Major Events Fund invests in Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
Friday, 27 November 2015, 1:18 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Government is investing up to $250,000 through the Major Events Development Fund in the annual Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, with the 2015 event taking place this Saturday. More >>
Dunedin chosen as new refugee settlement location
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 4:06 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Dunedin has been selected as a new refugee settlement location following a whole of Government assessment. More >>
Nelson restaurant to pay $91K
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 4:57 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered Taste of Egypt Ltd to pay more than $91,000 for employment law breaches and arrears owed to workers employed in their Nelson restaurant. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s ... More >>
International visitor spend up 38 per cent for September
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 12:34 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
International visitor spend grew 38 per cent to $9.4 billion in the September 2015 year, according to the latest International Visitor Survey released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More >>
Jump in employment figures for Pacific peoples
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 11:51 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The number of Pacific people employed increased by 9.6 per cent in the year to September 2015, according to the latest Labour Market Factsheets for Māori and Pacific peoples released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment today. More >>
Gisborne employer to pay $30K for flouting employment laws
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 10:39 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
M Contractors, a sole trader providing seasonal labour to horticultural operation in Gisborne, has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) in penalties for breaching employment laws and arrears owed to workers. ... More >>
