Literacy critical for better working lives Workforce literacy and numeracy urgently needs to be improved in New Zealand as over a million people don’t have the skills they need to participate fully in working life, Business NZ CEO Kirk Hope says. The Industry Training Federation (ITF), Business New Zealand, English...
Auckland gathering of Asia-Pacific business leaders to focus on trade, digital and SMEs The meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) being held from 1-4 February in Auckland will seek to advance sustainable and inclusive growth. “Prospects for expanded trade and investment in the region have improved significantly with...
BusinessNZ on employment changes BusinessNZ on employment changes Changed employment relations rules will mean increased compliance issues for employers but are reasonably pragmatic regarding pressures on small firms, says BusinessNZ. The Government plans to amend the Employment Relations Act to alter the rules around 90 day trials, unfair dismissals, meal...
Business and exporters applaud trade success Business and exporters applaud trade success BusinessNZ and ExportNZ have welcomed the revival of the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the agreement of all 11 partners to the agreement had been hard won, and was...
Business on pay equity group Business on pay equity group Business representatives on the pay equity working group have welcomed the resumption of work towards new pay equity legislation. BusinessNZ and the Employers and Manufacturers Association, along with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and the Government are part...
NZ may be a good place to do business, but business is still challenging