WELCOME FROM THE CEO
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Time to Transform
Our team of five million has been congratulated many times for our success in dealing with the COVID-19 public health crisis. We now need the same effort in dealing with the COVID-19 business crisis. Several factors make this a crisis: some of our sectors like shopfront retail were already under pressure from on-line competitors and have been further
NIB Go! Magazine
This month we’re excited to share another great publication from our partners nib Health Insurance.
The latest version of their workplace wellness magazine has just been released and it’s well worth a read. Articles include how to build a healthier body, tips for working parents, how to stay mentally healthy and more…
COMMENTARY
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Advocacy in real time
Member feedback was a critical component of the EMA’s advocacy programme during the peak of the COVID-19. Advocacy can often be a slow moving process
Tiwai Point – an avoidable disaster
Last week Rio Tinto announced that they will be closing the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter in August 2021. It will be interesting to see the
Preparing your businesses for the cannabis referendum
In September 2020, New Zealanders will be asked to decide on whether or not cannabis should be legalised via a referendum. https://www.referendums.govt.nz/cannabis/summary.html In a nutshell
EMPLOYMENT
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First out of the Gate: Covid-19 wage subsidy blunder
The first decision of the Employment Relations Authority in respect of the COVID-19 wage subsidy has been released. As has been anticipated, many employers may
Working remotely – will permanent change result from the pandemic?
In a bid to curb the coronavirus outbreak, New Zealand employers put in place precautions to stop the spread of COVID-19 including remote working –
Contractor Courier Driver found to be an Employee – Contractor v Employee
Mr Leota was a driver for a courier company, Parcel Express Limited. He asked the Employment Court (“the Court”) for a declaration that he was
In Business
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Doubling down on R&D will help us to build back better
It can be a tough call to continue growth plans during such turbulent times. But some NZ businesses doubling down on R&D are reaping the
International business & trade
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Into the Breach
According to Economic Development NZ’s Dr David Wilson, New Zealand can emerge relatively unscathed from the COVID-19 pandemic if businesses focus on being connected, responsive,
Welcome to Sweden
Geographically Sweden is one of the biggest countries in Europe with almost 100,000 lakes and over 200,000 islands, although less than 1000 of these are
COVID-19 Web Series
The EMA, ATEED and the Regional Business Partner Network have partnered to bring you a free webinar series to help combat the ongoing issues businesses are facing during COVID-19. The webinars cover health and safety, workplace culture cashflow and redeployment and other key areas all designed to help you get through. The series is full of practical tips to help your business rebuild and regenerate.
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The first decision of the Employment Relations Authority in respect of the COVID-19 wage subsidy has been released. As has been anticipated,
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Read MoreThere has been millions of words written about health and safety, some of it not too flattering, however with the arrival and
Read MoreWhen businesses throughout New Zealand were looking down the barrel of a 4 week lockdown from 26 March 2020, the reality of
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ChargeSmart adjusts to COVID-19
ChargeSmart chief executive Nigel Broomhall was on his third trip to the US in 2020 when countries started going into COVID-19 lockdown. “I was in
Time for a tech-led recovery
“Technology was critical during the pandemic lockdown; now it can play an equally important part in NZ’s economic recovery”. It’s fair to say that most
Lockdown highlights the power of virtual training
The EMA faced many challenges during the COVID-19 lockdown, including how to offer courses to members when our training rooms were suddenly out of bounds?
COVID-19 Business Helpline and additional support for small and medium-sized businesses.
There is now a free helpline to provide all New Zealand businesses with advice and to connect them with additional support around COVID-19.
The helpline numbers are 0800 500 362 for the North Island and 0800 505 096 for the South Island.
The helplines offer businesses:
- specific advice and access to Government-funded business support
- advice on what Alert Level 1 means for business
- general business advice and access to online resources and webinars
- connections to business advisory services
- HR, employee relations, and health and safety advice.
If the issue is more complex, the helplines can provide a referral to an expert advisor either through advisory services via the Regional Business Partner Network (RBP) or within the EMA/CECC.
The RBP have received additional funding on top of an initial $4 million to deliver support in areas of need for businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic such as: marketing support, business strategy and digital enablement services.
Changes have also been made to the eligibility criteria for the COVID-19 Business Support Fund, lifting the number of full-time employees cap from 50 to 100 as well as removing the co-funding requirement.
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