Mentions of Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) in New Zealand Parliament debates
Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) has been mentioned in 30 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2) 2010
Second Reading 11 Nov 2010
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... that any access will require the consent of the employer. Importantly, consent cannot be unreasonably withheld. The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), whose members employ over 300,000 people, supported these changes. Its members said that the current law is problematic, ...
Employment Relations (Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 10 Nov 2010
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... that it is democratic. We heard from a number of submitters. I will make some comments on the submission of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). The association represents business interests throughout the upper half of the North Island. Overall, its members would ...
Dr JACKIE BLUE Yes, they probably felt intimidated and bullied. The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) also agreed that some employees were not in a position where they wanted to go on strike, because of their personal ...
Accident Compensation Amendment Bill 2009
Second Reading 18 Feb 2010
KEVIN HAGUE ... their enthusiasm has waned too. In October last year Paul Jarvie, occupational health and safety manager for the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Inc., said: “The single year when we had a private market for ACC turned into a bun fight between insurers trying to ...
ACC
Accident Compensation—Opening Scheme to Competition 21 Oct 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... that Business New Zealand takes a different view and favours competition. The member also selectively quotes the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) statement. It proposes competition in workplace accident treatment and rehabilitation, it criticises unfunded extensions to ...
Michael Woodhouse Does the Minister agree with the strong statement by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) about the importance of reintroducing experience rating to the scheme to provide stronger incentives for workplaces?
Hon Dr NICK SMITH Yes, I do. I was interested that Labour members opposite are very supportive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), and they make very plain their strong support for experience rating to be introduced. I hope Labour will take the advice ...
Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill
In Committee 16 Sep 2009
Hon MARYAN STREET ... for the future of our country. I would like to refer to Alasdair Thompson’s article. Alasdair Thompson, from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), said the Auckland super-city was on track bar two recommendations. He said: “They are the absence of seats reserved for ...
CATHERINE DELAHUNTY ... at the select committee for a short time over those 3 days. As somebody mentioned earlier, Alasdair Thompson from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Inc., an organisation not known for its support for tino rangatiratanga, was present, and took a strong stand. Also present ...
Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme Bill
Third Reading 9 Sep 2009
Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE ... like Federated Farmers, the Manufacturers and Exporters Association, the Productive Economy Council—and even the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), goodness me—had the courage of their convictions and said: “Whether you like it or not, these issues affect our members.” ...
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 6 Aug 2009
Hon DAVID PARKER ... to individuals. The costs overall to society did not go down. If the member talks to people, even people from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), he will hear that they do not see any case for privatisation. They know that last time privatisation was a dog’s breakfast,...
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Bill
Second Reading 24 Jun 2009
STUART NASH ... to congratulate Phil Goff and his officials for their hard work and successful outcome.” Alisdair Thompson, from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), said: “Overseas Trade Minister Phil Goff is to be congratulated for his work in expediting the ASEAN/CER FTA for New ...
Prime Minister
Recession—Job Protection 25 Mar 2009
Hon Phil Goff Will the Prime Minister support the call by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) for workers to cash up 2 weeks of their annual leave, given his support in this House for the US position of having only 2 ...
Trade
Free-trade Agreement—New Zealand - United States 23 Sep 2008
Hon ANNETTE KING ... the proposed free-trade agreement for many key sector groups, including Export New Zealand, Federated Farmers, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), and Business New Zealand. I have seen comments such as “would deliver a fantastic boost to exporters’ confidence …”, “the ...
Employment Relations (Breaks, Infant Feeding and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Third Reading 3 Sep 2008
Dr WAYNE MAPP ... The Government simply does not see that, and that is why it has never really understood the objection of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), which looked into this particular issue very carefully; it simply refused to understand it. We can understand the point ...
In Committee 3 Sep 2008
Dr WAYNE MAPP ... the situation. The Minister in the chair, the Hon Trevor Mallard, has been in continuous conflict with the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Inc.—not that it is a surprising situation for this particular Minister to be in continuous conflict with whomever he is ...
In Committee 2 Sep 2008
Dr WAYNE MAPP ... full well that his views on the KiwiSaver issues around employment have generated a great deal of controversy. The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Inc. has taken particular issue with the Minister on that very point. The reason it has done so is that the Government is ...
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2007
Third Reading 26 Jun 2008
Dr PITA SHARPLES ... in the RSA murders. There was, however, a very good point made in the course of the bill by Victim Support and the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), which has been spoken about today. Both of those groups highlighted the fact that treatment for mental injury from ...
In Committee 25 Jun 2008
PANSY WONG ... is being introduced when its financial impact is just a wild guess and the cost of everything is going up. The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) put out a press release about the very unfortunate tragedy that occurred in the last 2 weeks in South Auckland. Ms Joanne ...
In Committee 24 Jun 2008
PANSY WONG ... they stay at home and take care of the children, and are not in employment, they will not be compensated. The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) has issued a press release.
Education
Schools Plus—Finalisation and Implementation 17 Jun 2008
Hon CHRIS CARTER ... resources to schools and would not support Schools Plus. I wonder whether he told that to Alasdair Thompson of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), who has come out so strongly in favour of the policy; to the Post Primary Teachers Association, which has come out so ...
Hon CHRIS CARTER ... institutions will contribute to a discussion. I said that the member never listens. I quoted Alasdair Thompson of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), who was full of praise for Schools Plus. He is just one person among many in the business community who see this as a ...
Budget Debate 29 May 2008
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... National Party’s economic plan that includes investing up to $1.5 billion in ultra fast broadband is applauded by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) or EMA.” This is what Alasdair Thompson had to say: “This is one of the best pieces of news for business and the whole ...
General Debate 2 Apr 2008
DAIL JONES ... 4 weeks’ leave for all workers in New Zealand. The company tax rate is down to 30 percent. When I was at the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) in Khyber Pass Road in about 2004-05, it said New Zealand First must support a reduction in company tax, and I am sure it ...
Justice
Electoral Finance Bill—Freedom of Expression 17 Oct 2007
Hone Harawira Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. Kia ora tātou te Whare. Does he agree with Garth Wyllie, executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Inc., who told the Justice and Electoral Committee that the Electoral Finance Bill will impinge on democratic rights by ...
Auckland Issues
Auckland—One Council Proposal 17 Jul 2007
RODNEY HIDE Does she agree with the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) call for “One Auckland Council” as set out on its website FixAuckland.com; if not, why not?
Hon MARK BURTON ... that that case is proven—it is certainly not in the material, which is relatively high-level material, on the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) website. That material does not offer any real financial analysis of its proposition. I would also point out to the member ...
Labour
KiwiSaver—Employer Contributions 29 Jul 2008
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), which has admitted to engaging in this practice itself with its own employees, has sent newsletters and taken out ...
Employment Disputes—Dispute Resolution Process 17 Jul 2007
Hon RUTH DYSON ... of costs and time to use the formal systems; a perception stoked by statements such as that made by David Lowe of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) that employers can expect costs of up to $5,000 if they win and $20,000 if they lose. That is not consistent with the ...
Budget Debate 24 May 2007
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ... will cost employers $2 billion a year. Well, that was a rubbish number; it was probably invented by that man from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) who has a bee in his bonnet about this, even though he takes 70 percent of his own salary by way of superannuation. That ...
Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 22 Nov 2006
DARIEN FENTON ... evidence of a multitude of workers taking personal grievance claims within the first 90 days of employment. Even the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) admitted that personal grievance cases taken in the first few months of employment are rare. What struck me about many of ...
Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2006
Third Reading 7 Sep 2006
Hon RUTH DYSON ... to which Subpart 1 of Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act applies. This issue was raised with me by both the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) and Peter Brown of New Zealand First, and I thank Mr Brown for his constructive engagement on this and other matters ...
Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill
First Reading 23 Aug 2006
SUE BRADFORD ... strongly support this bill, to protect their own members. However, I was disappointed to see the other day that the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) is unfortunately once again opposing progressive employment legislation—and, in fact, turning its back on its own members ...
Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Bill
Consideration of Interim Report of Transport and Industrial Relations Committee 3 May 2006
Dr WAYNE MAPP ... approach. I also want to make it clear that business organisations, and in particular Business New Zealand, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), and the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Central) were not opposed to the idea of more education, more analysis, ...
Finance
KiwiSaver Scheme—Business Reaction 2 Mar 2006
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN Among the many positive reports I have seen on the scheme is one from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern). This notes that “Employers in general are supportive of KiwiSaver”. The report went on to express some concern around ...
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 21 Feb 2006
TIM GROSER ... quote, for example, what might seem on one level a public relations triumph for the Prime Minister. For example, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Inc. congratulated the Prime Minister on putting the emphasis first and foremost on business success, and the Auckland ...