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EMA calls for overstayer amnesty to help ease labour shortages
A call for an overstayer amnesty to help with labour shortages.
The Employers and Manufacturers Association says as well as letting more recognised seasonal workers into the country the government… Video, Audio
A deeply unsympathetic media campaign
Employers have put their hands out for more migrant workers to fill gaps in their rosters over the last two weeks, but their campaign may have hit a sour note. Audio
EMA boss urges Covid-19 vaccination rollout boost
Employers and Manufacturers Association boss Brett O'Riley is calling for some Covid-19 vaccination prioritisation for exporters in NZ.
"Not to the front of the queue, but … the vaccination… Video, Audio
Brett O'Riley reacts to Covid-19 alert level changes
The Employers and Manufacturers Association has almost 7,500 businesses as members.
Brett O'Riley is the chief executive and he joins Lisa Owen with his reaction to the alert level changes.
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Businesses concerned about Auckland's Covid-19 checkpoints
A business group is concerned about the delays for essential workers being slowed down or refused at Auckland's Covid-19 checkpoints. The EMA, which represents about 5,500 employers north of Taupo… Audio
Confident about business confidence stories?
Stories about plunging confidence among business leaders just keep on coming - along with economic data that shows no need for panic. Other surveys of opinion about business and the economy tell a… Audio