Southland dairy farmer 'wilfully blind' to employment obligations, penalised - MBIE

Southland dairy farmer Christoph Kenel was ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay $30,000 in penalties for failing to comply with the Employment Relations Act 2000 and the Holidays Act 2003.

Post-Covid Hospitality industry must clean up its act - Unite Union

If the hospitality industry wants public and government support for a pandemic recovery, it must clean up its employment act according to Unite Union.

Waipareira raises staff to living wage and threatens legal action against DHBs

Waipareira CE John Tamihere has announced his lowest paid workers will be paid the living wage - not the minimum wage.

At the Waipareira CEO Breakfast Tamihere, said the Board had green lighted that effective immediately, those on low wages would receive $22.10 cents per hour.

Pandemic loneliness bites hard; particularly for disabled people - ActionStation

Disabled people are four times more likely than non-disabled people to experience severe loneliness, with 10 percent reporting they feel lonely most or all of the time, a new report says.

Preliminary business confidence: Cost plus

The preliminary ANZ Business Outlook data for April saw business confidence fall 4 points to -8%, while the own activity outlook was unchanged at +16.4%.

Extending immigration flexibility welcomed - Hospitality NZ

Hospitality businesses struggling to find trained staff welcome a move to extend by two years the Government’s ability to quickly change COVID-related migrant applications and visas settings, says Hospitality New Zealand.

Trans-Tasman bubble "a welcome relief" for Canterbury businesses

Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson says businesses have been eagerly awaiting today’s announcement regarding the trans-Tasman travel bubble.

Inflationary pressure building despite strong March for retailers - Retail NZ

Average retail spending per site at Retail NZ members was up 29.8 per cent in March compared to last year, but the results are uneven across the sector, and inflationary pressures are building, according to Retail NZ’s latest Retail Radar report.

Poverty is no joke - First Union

On the 1st of April 2021 (April Fools Day) a range of incremental changes were made to wages as the government lifted the minimum wage to $20 an hour. Benefits also saw a 3.1% increase as they’re now indexed to wages.

Minimum wage not the only problem - BusinessNZ

Today’s increase in the minimum wage is not the only problem facing small businesses, says BusinessNZ.