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Support package for Kaikoura businesses endorsed Support package for Kaikoura businesses endorsed BusinessNZ says the wage subsidy assistance plan for small businesses around Kaikoura is appropriate and well-placed. The Government’s Earthquake Support Subsidy will pay capped wages for full-time and part-time employees of businesses affected by the closure of SH1...

BusinessNZ says Trump winning the US Presidential election does not mean climate change is going away....
International trade could be a source of tension with the election of Donald Trump as US President, says BusinessNZ....

Practical response to skills shortage Practical response to skills shortage New developments in employment and skills have been welcomed by BusinessNZ.Two new jobs and skills hubs were announced today – centres where training and services can be delivered in support of large construction projects in Auckland: the Tamaki hub supporting...

Employers can’t find New Zealanders to employ BusinessNZsays Labour’s proposal to tax employers who are not providing training would bea blunt instrument that would not fix the problem of skills shortages. ChiefExecutive Kirk Hope said the real problem is that many employers can’t find NewZealanders to employ.  “Theunderlying problem is...