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ACC Levy Review 2022-2024
Submitting to: Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)Author: John PaskDate: 2021-08-16Category: EconomyIssue for Business: ACC Levy Review for the Work, Earners and Motor Vehicle Accounts for 2022-2024 impacts on levy payers.Action: ACC will be consulting on their...
Fire and Emergency NZ Funding Review Reference Group
Submitting to: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)Author: John PaskDate: 2021-08-16Category: EconomyIssue for Business: The way in which fire services are funded has changed significantly over recent times with the establishment of a universal fire service under the...
Sustainable Biofuels Mandate – Increasing the use of biofuels in transport
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE),Ministry of Transport (MoT)Author: Tina SchirrDate: 2021-07-26Category: Environment & InfrastructureTags: Transport | EmissionsIssue for Business: Submission by BusinessNZ Energy Council...
Infrastructure for a Better Future NZ Infrastructure Commission
Author: BusinessNZDate: 2021-06-30Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: Submission by BusinessNZ (BusNZ) and the Business Energy Council (BEC) commenting on New Zealand Infrastructure Commission’s Infrastructure for a Better Future Consultation...
Hikina te Kohupara Transport Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050
Submitting to: Ministry of Transport (MoT)Author: Tina SchirrDate: 2021-06-25Category: Environment & InfrastructureTags: Transport | EmissionsIssue for Business: Submission from BusinessNZ Energy Council Green Paper: Hīkina te Kohupara – Kia mauri ora ai te iwi...
Gas Market Settings Investigation
Submitting to: Gas Industry Company (GIC)Author: Emily CalvertDate: 2021-06-24Category: EnergyTags: Oil and GasIssue for Business: Submission by BusinessNZ Energy Council To Gas Industry Company (GIC) in May 2021. Ensure the current market, commercial and regulatory...
Proposed changes to New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and synthetic greenhouse gas levy (SGG) regulations 2021
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: Tina SchirrDate: 2021-05-28Category: Environment & InfrastructureTags: Emissions | Emissions Trading SchemeIssue for Business: Submission from BusinessNZ (BusNZ) and the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) Emissions...
Phasing out fossil fuels in process heat
Author: Emily CalvertDate: 2021-05-20Category: EnergyTags: resources | Emissions | IndustryIssue for Business: Submission by BusinessNZ and ManufacturingNZ To Ministry for the Envrionment Objectives of the proposal are to 1. achieve national consistency and certainty...
Southern Cross BusinessNZ 2021 Workplace Wellness Survey
Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2021-04-27Category: Health, Safety & WellbeingIssue for Business: The survey is used to consider the scale of absenteeism in New Zealand, how much employers are doing to assist employees with health and wellness, and where, if any, there...
Regulating to reduce merchant service fees
Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2021-04-27Category: EconomyIssue for Business: BusinessNZ has previously submitted to the Government on this issue in 2016/17 when they undertook a review of retail payment systems in New Zealand. Our current submission takes a similar...
Fair Pay Agreements
Author: Paul MackayDate: 2021-04-27Category: Employment RelationsIssue for Business: The current government was elected in 2017 with a commitment to introduce Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs). Fair pay agreements are a set of terms and conditions of employment for an...
Pay equity
Author: Paul MackayDate: 2021-04-27Category: Employment RelationsIssue for Business: The Equal Pay Amendment Act was passed on November 6, 2020. Prior to its passage a range of claims had been made in the state sector, these have been dealt with using the set of...
Border and immigration settings
Author: Rachel SimpsonDate: 2021-04-27Category: Immigration, Education, Skills and TrainingIssue for Business: BusinessNZ is focused on the retention of skills (extensions, family reunification, removal of three-year stand down). We are also engaging with Government...
Reform of Vocational education.
Author: Rachel SimpsonDate: 2021-04-27Category: Immigration, Education, Skills and TrainingIssue for Business: BusinessNZ is supportive of the ambition of RoVE to create a more effective and efficient system to deliver the skills industry needs. We remain mindful of...
Research and Development Tax Incentives
Author: Catherine BeardDate: 2021-04-27Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: ExportNZ has heard from many businesses about the challenges they are facing when applying for the new Research and Development Tax Incentives. Businesses that have previously been...
Non-tariff barriers for processed food exporters
Author: Catherine BeardDate: 2021-04-27Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: Setting up a food and beverage business for domestic supply under the Food Act is relatively straightforward, when these businesses decide to try exporting, they will experience a world...
Compliance Framework: Electricity Consultation Paper
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Emily CalvertDate: 2021-04-23Category: EnergyTags: ElectricityIssue for Business: Submission from BusinessNZ Energy Council The electricity sector needs a fit-for-purpose governance framework...
Climate Change Commission’s 2021 Draft Advice for Consultation
Author: Tina SchirrDate: 2021-03-29Category: EnergyTags: Climate Change | EmissionsIssue for Business: New Zealand is committed to reaching net zero emissions (of long-lived gases) by 2050Outcome: Submitted on the Climate Change Commission’s Draft Advice on Sunday 28...
Climate Change Commission’s final advice compared to BusinessNZ’s position
Author: BusinessNZDate: 2021-03-25Category: Environment & InfrastructureTags: Climate ChangeAction: BusinessNZ consultation online workshop held on 25th February 2021. This included BusinessNZ's initial view on the CCC draft advice and then there were facilitated...
The Holidays Act
Author: Paul MackayDate: 2021-01-27Category: Employment RelationsIssue for Business: From around 2014 it became apparent that many employers were not applying the Holidays Act correctly when calculating Holiday Pay. Arrears in many cases totaled tens of millions of...