All posts tagged "business"

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  Unemployment rate up to 4.3 percent

  The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in the December 2018 quarter, up from 4.0 percent (revised) last quarter, Stats...

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  News and Views

  Inflation stuck in neutral, up 0.1 percent in December 2018 quarter

  The consumers price index (CPI) was up 0.1 percent in the December 2018 quarter despite lower petrol prices, and cheaper vegetables and...

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  Help for SMEs to accelerate Health & Safety appreciated

  Extra investment in workplace injury prevention, with a focus on small to medium businesses, will pay dividends not only in reducing pain...

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  Rural

  Let’s get better coverage for all

  Better connectivity coverage is needed for rural business and communities to thrive, says Federated Farmers.

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  Work visa proposals a step in the right direction

  A set of proposals designed to help regions address their skilled labour shortages, while still ensuring New Zealanders are first in line...

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  Proposed temporary visa changes welcomed by horticulture

  Addressing labour needs by region will lead to more productive primary industries, says Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman.

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  Fast Facts

  Skills shortages hurting employers

  Difficulties in finding staff with suitable skill levels are reaching critical levels for the majority of employers, who identify skills shortages as...

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  Agribusiness

  Two-way trade tops $160 billion for the first time

  Increased exports and imports helped push New Zealand’s two-way trade of goods and services to $160.7 billion for the year ended September...

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  Chamber supports changes to Employment Relations Bill

  The Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce supports the recently announced changes to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, but chief executive Leeann Watson...

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  Fuel drives up transport costs

  The prices that businesses pay for petrol and diesel rose 6.9 percent and 7.0 percent, respectively, in the September 2018 quarter, Stats...