Email hack – please ensure you have not been affected A compromised external website has resulted in a BusinessNZ email account being hacked and a phishing email being sent out. If you have received an email purporting to come from Phil Love ([email protected]), with an attachment “BusinessNZ_Quote” – please delete, and...
Livelihoods saved through immigration changes Jobs and businesses will be saved as a direct result of changes made to immigration criteria, ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard says. The Government has announced provisions for people to be able to enter New Zealand to support the economic recovery effort. “The border is...
Income Relief Payment a welcome boost The Government’s new temporary payment to support New Zealanders who lose their jobs due to COVID-19 is a welcome boost, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. A new COVID Income Relief Payment is being introduced, alongside a wider work programme on possible future employment...
Timeline for moving to level 1 needed The BusinessNZ Network is calling for more clarity about the conditions under which businesses can move to Covid level 1. The network is concerned about large numbers of businesses that are at risk of closure if restrictions continue at the current level. BusinessNZ...
SMEs crucial to economic rebuild A range of announcements in today’s Budget confirms the Government is backing SMEs to rebuild the economy in the face of global recession. The Government will provide a more than $200 million boost to NZ Trade and Enterprise to expand the scope and intensity of...
BusinessNZ welcomes investment in apprenticeships and trades training Apprenticeship and trades training support will help firms get the skills they need and position New Zealand well for the future, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope. “The suite of trades training initiatives supports a range of different models to help people...
Focus on jobs and infrastructure good for economy BusinessNZ has welcomed the focus on jobs in today’s Budget. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the $3.2 billion extension to the Wage Subsidy Scheme announced today, for a further 8 weeks, was an appropriate use of Budget funding. “Supporting the wages...