The Business Codgerati
There’s been a lot of flak about Alasdair Thompson’s comments last week (and rightly so). He’s shown the worst side of the business codgerati. Business organisations and right-wing acolytes like Jenny...
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Sir Paul Callaghan – Mapping our Future – here is a plan
Sir Paul Callaghan – StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future – March 2011 This is a great presentation. Watch it all. Or just skip to 7.47 to look at why we go backwards if the focus of the leader of the...
View ArticleTrade policy to be released tomorrow
I will be releasing Labour’s trade policy tomorrow at my campaign launch in Nelson. That is a good place to do it because the Nelson region is built on fine primary tradeable commodities. And yet our...
View ArticleFrom social partners to bit players
The emphasis of the Department of Labour Briefing to Incoming Ministers has significantly changed in 2011. In the 2008 Briefing, the Social Partners (Business NZ and Council of Trade Unions) were...
View ArticleWomen on Boards – NZ’s dismal record
Yesterday recruiting company Korn Ferry released a survey showing New Zealand running last in the Asia/Pacific Region for female directors on boards. Its embarrassing that China, India, Malaysia,...
View ArticleWhat it takes
It’s great to see the formation of a new group of businesses and the CTU working together to find resolution to the PoAL issues. The group, which includes Mainfreight Group Managing Director Don Braid,...
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National’s job claims vs reality
National's job claims vs reality Even though the Household Labour Force Survey report reveals that John Key’s ‘brighter future’ promise has utterly failed to materialise in terms of jobs for a growing...
View ArticleEconomic development ideas
During the recess I have been working to fill out some ideas around economic development. These personal views build on caucus discussions and our 2011 manifesto, and take on board feedback from party...
View ArticleEmployment Matters
The average Kiwi spends a huge amount of time working. An indicative calculation of an average working week of 40 hours, for a 44 year working life, adds up to at least 91,250 hours or 22.4% of their...
View ArticleBe Careful Who You Quote
In a desperate bid to find a reason to oppose my bill to extend paid parental leave to 6 months, Business NZ rolled up to the select committee citing the opinion of Member of the European Parliament as...
View ArticleHands-off Government let export education drift
Lincoln Tan of the New Zealand Herald reports http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10872104: A Ministry of Education report to be released this week is expected to show a 6...
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