Contractor Bill defeated BusinessNZ supports the decision by Parliament today todefeat the Minimum Wage (Contractor Remuneration) Amendment Bill. The Bill would have imposed regulations on contracts forservices, requiring those in contracting arrangements to be paid the equivalentof the minimum wage or higher. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says the opposition...
Contractor Bill confused BusinessNZ says a new Bill coming up forvote in Parliament is confused. The ContractorBill* could be passed into law next week, as a result of a vote switch by MPPeter Dunne. BusinessNZsays the Contractor Bill aims to pay contractors a minimum wage, but isbased on a confusion...
No support for confiscation No support for confiscating landbankers’ land Business supports Government’s focus on fixing Auckland’s housing problems, but would not support land confiscation, says BusinessNZ. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says Auckland’s key issue is lack of land supply, because of restrictive council planning. “The solution is to...
