ACT Party “Labour’s so-called ‘Fair Pay’ Agreements will take industrial relations back to the 1970s”, says ACT’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Chris Baillie. New Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said this morning that Labour will press ahead will FPAs. “Labour claims FPAs will help poor
31st October 2020 I am sitting here waiting for the announcement of a new lockdown in England. It was scheduled for 4pm, then deferred to 5pm, then sometime after 5pm and then 6.30pm. As the contents of the speech due to be made by the Prime Minister have been
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There are quite a few people on this site who do not like Damien Grant. Personally, I only came to hear of him relatively recently, probably over his refusal to cease setting off fireworks at his rural Auckland home. That has angered some of his neighbors, and given him a
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour’s plan for small businesses is a contradictory mess”, says ACT’s small business spokesperson and Nelson employer Chris Baillie.“ Labour is piling new costs and red tape on SMEs with one hand and giving handouts with the other. It makes absolutely no sense. The
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Our poor are the people most affected by lockdowns with some unable to pay the rent or feed and clothe their children. Agnes Magele volunteers for Auckland Action Against Poverty in South Auckland and struggles to feed, clothe and house her three children saying “Where I come from there’s
Judith Collins’ main policy this week is to “win the election” “New Zealand needs to grow its way out of this economic crisis, which will only be possible with the hard work, ingenuity and determination of the private sector. “National’s NZ Tech 2030 Plan will diversify our exports, level
Governments throwing around money is always going to be politically popular. But, as Margaret Thatcher famously noted, sooner or later governments run out of other peoples’ money. When the Rudd government announced its first stimulus measure in the face of the GFC – a $900 cash payment to all Australians – the
Judith Collins went for a walkabout in Ponsonby and was met by a Media Party backlash, accusing her of having a rent-a-crowd. While she was doing the walkabout a woke optometrist firm blocked her entrance to the store and gave her two thumbs down, much to the delight of the
Raymond C. Niles aier.org It is now estimated that half of all bars and restaurants in New York City will close forever, as a result of the loss of customers due to fears of COVID transmission, mandatory lockdowns, and the slow pace of reopening. Just a few days ago,
