Business & Society

Solid ground – PSI

Solid ground – PSI

Expansion in the services sector eased during November, although still remains at solid levels, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 54.8.

Solid ground – PSI

Consistent service – PSI

The services sector remained at consistent and healthy levels of expansion during October, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 57.8.

Solid ground – PSI

NZ good for business

The World Bank’s Doing Business survey of business regulations has again ranked New Zealand 2nd in the world for overall ease of doing business.

Solid ground – PSI

Moving on up – PSI

The services sector showed increased expansion during September, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for September at 58.0.

Solid ground – PSI

Business supports focus on child poverty

BusinessNZ has congratulated the Prime Minister for prioritising the issue of child poverty and will support Government efforts to tackle the problem, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly.

Solid ground – PSI

On the job – PSI

The services sector continues to show solid expansion, with employment showing a sizeable lift, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for August at 57.9.

Solid ground – PSI

Greens employment policy would mean less jobs

Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the Greens’ proposal to raise minimum wages, remove youth rates, require redundancy packages for all workers and remove trial periods would significantly add to the costs and risks of employing.