Thursday, 24 December 2020, 10:02 am
A bottle store in Papatoetoe is the latest bottle store
to be penalised and ordered to pay arrears for exploiting a
migrant worker by breaching their employment
rights.
Basra and Khella Limited, trading as Super
Liquor Papatoetoe, has been ordered by the Employment
Relations Authority to pay $18,000 in penalties and more
than $28,000 in arrears to a former worker. The breaches
include more than $25,000 in unpaid wages, and more than
$3,000 in unpaid holidays and leave allowances.
Due to
inaccurate record keeping by Basra and Khella’s sole
director and employer Ravinda Basra, the Authority’s
determination relied on the worker’s testimony along with
Team New Zealand and Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment settle America s Cup dispute
22 Dec, 2020 03:43 AM
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NZ Herald
Correction: A report in the New Zealand Herald on December 23 incorrectly stated the Government contributed taxpayer funds towards Team New Zealand for the America s Cup campaign totalling more than $100 million, as well as $40 million to America s Cup Event Ltd to run the international regatta. This is incorrect. The Government is spending $136.5 million on the America s Cup. The Government s total spend includes a host fee of $40 million, which was given in tranches to organisers America s Cup Event Ltd, as well as more than $20 million to infrastructure on Auckland s waterfront. The Government gave Team NZ $5m in 2017 soon after it won the Cup in Bermuda. We apologise for the error.
While it had the funding to do a larger cull, it needed to come up with longer term solutions, such as using the meat from deer control for food banks, he said. The project would supply 30 tonnes of meat to foodbanks, and employ 22 people in deer recovery instead of the two it employed through culling. It was a win-win solution, it created employment, provided food on the table for those in need and help keep deer population numbers under control, Sloan said. However, the foundation was struggling to find funding for its food bank project. The food bank requires $400,000, requesting $340,000 from government agencies with the foundation supplying the rest of the funding.
Press Release – Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment From today, small businesses will be able to benefit from a Government-funded Digital Boost skills training and support initiative. The Digital Boost skills training is the first initiative to be launched from the Digital Boost programme , a partnership …
From today, small businesses will be able to benefit from a Government-funded Digital Boost skills training and support initiative.
The Digital Boost skills training is the first initiative to be launched from the Digital Boost programme, a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the private sector to support thousands of small businesses in realising the benefits of using digital tools and technologies in their business.
Press Release – Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The National Construction Pipeline Report 2020 released today forecasts a short-term decline in construction activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Report commissioned by MBIE provides a projection of national building and construction activity for the next six years, through to 31 December 2025, based on current settings. It includes national and regional breakdowns of actual and forecast residential building, non-residential building and infrastructure activity.
“While there is a lot of uncertainty as a result of the pandemic, the Report expects a decline in the total value of construction through to 2023, before it starts to recover,” says John Sneyd, General Manager Building System Performance, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.