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Fair Pay Agreements should be terminated
Fair Pay Agreements should be terminated BusinessNZ says significant problems with planned Fair Pay Agreements have not been addressed, and the plan to implement them should be terminated.The...
AdvocacyUpdate 23/04/21
Apprenticeship Boost should be permanent
Apprenticeship Boost should be permanent BusinessNZ is calling for the Apprenticeship Boost scheme to be a permanent fixture following Minister Hipkins’ release showing a 17% increase in...
ExportNZ on productive firms
ExportNZ on productive firms ExportNZ has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s investigation into frontier firms: highly productive companies, usually exporters, that are standard-setters...
AdvocacyUpdate 09/04/21
Better law-making sought by business
Better law-making sought by business BusinessNZ says a move to improve law-making is well overdue.Today the Regulatory Standards Bill was drawn from the members’ ballot in...
Road freight in 2021
Trans-Tasman bubble a significant breakthrough for business
Trans-Tasman bubble a significant breakthrough for business The announcement a Trans-Tasman bubble will go ahead this month is a win for businesses on both sides of the ditch, BusinessNZ Chief...
BusinessNZ’s response to climate consultation
BusinessNZ’s response to climate consultation BusinessNZ’s response to the Climate Change Commission’s first package of draft advice to Government stresses the important role of business...
AdvocacyUpdate 26/03/21
NZ economy: managing risks
NZ economy: managing risks The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the March 2021 quarter shows the economy in a holding pattern.The BusinessNZ Economic Conditions Index currently sits at 11 for the...
Apprenticeship Boost extension a welcome boost for tradies
Apprenticeship Boost extension a welcome boost for tradies The Government’s extension of the Apprenticeship Boost initiative until August 2022 will support trades and trades training and keep...