While the focus of this column is on the major changes to the Work to Residency Visas that begin next month, I want to start by thanking our members for the role you play in informing our advocacy programme, whether you realise it or not. In the past few months, the many webinar questions, on-line …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin While Covid and lockdowns dominate the New Zealand conversation there are still other major policy changes making their way through the parliamentary system that have critical impacts on the future of New Zealand and our business outlook. One of the most significant is the exposure draft …
The nationwide lockdown forced an abrupt switch of focus in our Advocacy programme but there are still some business-as-usual (BAU) issues that remain a key focus for the EMA’s advocacy team. It’s good to see the government quickly switching various assistance programmes such as the Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Payment schemes back on. But it …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin New Zealand has a variety of recordkeeping legislation relating to business information. Financial and commercial legislation requires businesses to provide financial reporting on transactions, GST and income tax. Employment legislation dictates that employers must keep track of holidays, wage records, contracts and more. This adds up …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin There has been a blitz of policy announcements from Government over the past month or so but the announcements often lack the clarity and detail that business needs to prepare for their introduction. There also seems to be little thought or detail to the transition from …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin The Government is delivering on its long-awaited manifesto pledge to introduce FPA’s although they will not arrive quickly or without much debate. The planned timetable is to introduce the Bill to the house later this year where it would follow the parliamentary process which would probably …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin I recently wrote a book called ‘Learning to dance – Corporate style’ about how to humanize business and get more out of life. It is the sum of my work experience as a senior manager in different organisations in five countries and in the book I …
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Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin COVID-19 has become part of the normal language and narrative around the world. It has been with us for just over twelve months, but in that time has caused seismic changes to countries, populations, economies and families. The research sectors worked collaboratively to produce the vaccines …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin Unfortunately for our members, the supply chain issues that are causing problems for businesses across the country don’t look like they will ease up until early in the second half of this year. The EMA was part of a recent industry-wide session, hosted by the Ministry …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin The word ‘germ’ is a generic term for bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi and helminths. These are collectively known as microbes. Microbes as the word indicates, are very small and can only been seen under a microscope and not all of them are bad for us, in …
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