Law: Double Edge To Latest Labour Law
August 27th, 2010
On the plus side of the ledger Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson has introduced a Bill to amend the Holidays Act so workers will be …
Archive for August, 2010
Management: Boost Risk Assessment In Tough Times
August 27th, 2010
SMEs are being urged to step up their risk assessment processes as they work hard to stay in business during the toughest year they …
Small Business: Tough Year Ahead For SMEs
August 25th, 2010
SMEs are likely to find this year the toughest since the recession began. Massey University research shows a spike in business failures and staff …
Succession Planning: Selling Not Sole Response To Succession Planning
August 20th, 2010
Accountancy firm Staples Rodway says more than 50% of small and medium-sized businesses in NZ are expected to be sold over the next five …
Welfare: Employers To Part Fund Welfare Costs?
August 20th, 2010
If recommendations included in a new report on welfare are acted upon, it could be bad news for business. The report, by a working …
Tax: New Measures To Help GST Transition
August 18th, 2010
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne says the switchover to 15% GST is going to be harder than expected so he’s opted for a shortcut to …
Management: Cash Flow Still Crucial In Business
August 13th, 2010
One of NZ’s biggest companies, Mainfreight, says the discipline of weekly profit and loss reports from its 166 worldwide and NZ branches is a …
NZ Economy: Official – SMEs Economy’s Engine Room
August 13th, 2010
A Ministry of Economic Development report on SME structure and dynamics shows SMEs are the meat of the NZ economic sandwich. The figures show …
Trans Tasman Relations: Call To Drop Tasman Passenger Checks
August 11th, 2010
Aussie budget airline Jetstar has called on the Aust Govt to take the initiative on trans-Tasman border simplification, by dropping local immigration checks and …
Economy: Exporters Lead Economic Growth
August 6th, 2010
The latest ASB Quarterly Economic Forecast suggests exports will keep NZ growing out of recession. ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley says large and rapidly-growing …
Revised Energy Strategies Finally Released
August 6th, 2010
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has finally released the Govt’s new draft energy and energy efficiency strategies, seeking public submissions by September 2, and hoping …
Infrastructure: PPP Issue Raises Interesting Questions
August 4th, 2010
The Govt has raised the PPP issue again in recent weeks, with a new prison to be built by the private sector for state …
