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Minimum wage increase crushing burden for business
Minimum wage increase crushing burden for business The planned 6 percent increase to the minimum wage from 1 April is a slap in the face for struggling businesses, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk...
AdvocacyUpdate 4/2/2022
Business and border controls
Business and border controls BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s planning for reconnecting New Zealand to the world.The Prime Minister’s address to a BusinessNZ audience today announced the...
NZIIS consultation important for business
NZIIS consultation important for business BusinessNZ says it will be important to get wide public discussion on the proposal for an income insurance scheme for New Zealand.The proposal for the New...
NZ economy: stop-go signs ahead
NZ economy: stop-go signs ahead The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast looks into unchartered territory as Covid-19 continues to affect the economy.The Forecast for the December 2021 quarter indicates...
BusinessNZ refuses to be part of Government’s FPA scheme
BusinessNZ refuses to be part of Government’s FPA scheme BusinessNZ CEO Kirk Hope speaks about the refusal to be part of the Government’s Fair Pay Agreement scheme.Video | LinkBusinessNZ has...
AdvocacyUpdate 3/12/2021
Improving NZ’s tax administration system
Tax administration could be improved with better technology and more partnerships with the private sector, the BusinessNZ Tax Group says. The BusinessNZ Tax Group is a group of leading tax...
AdvocacyUpdate 19/11/2021
Changes at BusinessNZ
Changes at BusinessNZ BusinessNZ has appointed a new Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Advocacy.BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said New Zealand’s peak industry group has experienced...
Proposed changes to wetland regulations welcomed
Proposed changes to wetland regulations welcomed BusinessNZ welcomes proposed changes to wetland regulations which will allow businesses to undertake more activity on their property, in response to...