Latest from Employers and Manufacturers Ass'n (Northern)

Possible merger on the cards for Auckland Business Chamber and EMA
Both groups are tight-lipped on the rationale for the move and what could come from it.

'Ask your boss:' Employers increasingly open to job-sharing
With fulltime-in-the-office no longer the norm, workers need to ask for what suits them.

Labour alleges Budget leak forced Govt to quickly axe first home grant
Labour alleges the Government scrambled to kill the scheme after a Budget leak.

More businesses seeking help to downsize as unemployment grows
More firms feeling beaten-up and CTU says it's worried about rising unemployment.

IRD calls for $2b of Covid business loans to be paid back
Two years on from pandemic, IRD is now calling for 129,000 customers to start paying back.

Brett O’Riley: The action we need now from the new Government
OPINION: Sick leave, skills shortage and infrastructure failings need to be cured, fast.

Brett O’Riley: One quick fix to worker shortage
OPINION: Employers association boss says a solution is right under our noses.

Business groups: Keeping Auckland border shut 'not an option'
Those with double jab and negative test should be allowed to travel, business groups say.

Business leader calls for 'expanded criteria' to Auckland's Covid-19 borders
Cabinet will not consider the removal of Auckland's tight borders when it meets on Monday.

Coronavirus: Truckies pledge to deliver
Essential industries assure NZ there will be ample supplies to get through the lockdown.

Smoking cannabis on the job frightens employers
Alan McDonald from the EMA has reason to be concerned about cannabis legalisation.

Creditors owed $4 million to be left empty-handed
Unsecured creditors have claims of about $4.07 million.

Min wage rise threatens economy: bosses
Minimum wage rise could "bring the economy to a grinding halt", says EMA.

What's wrong with giving the workers a fair go?
Employers should remember: better-paid workers make better customers too.

Productivity needed, not rising house prices
How do we do the difficult work that adds value to the economy?

More jobs than candidates
A shortage in skilled managers and workers is a growing problem for New Zealand, say employers and recruiters.

Ex spouses to fight it out
Former husband and wife broadcasters Duncan Garner and Mihingarangi Forbes will be competing for current affairs viewers.