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Alliance announces Annual Results

Leading food and solutions company Alliance Group today announced an operating result of $8 million for the year ending 30 September 2018 on the back of a substantial lift in payments to farmer shareholders.

Source An Alliance Group release

Copyright issues to be addressed

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Kris Faafoi today released an issues paper marking the first stage of public consultation on changes to the Copyright Act 1994, saying all Kiwis should consider taking part.

Source Out of The Beehive

Workers at Godfrey Hirst carpets have downed tools for the Living Wage

The New Zealand workers who make carpets for commercial and residential use at what’s touted as one of the top carpet manufacturers in the world have reached a stalemate with the company over wages and overtime.

Source A FirstUnion release

Raygun announces $15 million NZD investment into Wellington

Award-winning NZ technology company, Raygun has announced plans to invest $15 million NZD into Wellington, as it looks to more than triple its local employee headcount over the next two years.

Source A Raygun release

Tax Working Group recomendations and small business

23 Nov: 0821 | If the Government manages to push through the recommendations of the Tax Working Group (TWG), the 450,000 or so small business owners in this country will be hit with massive compliance costs writes Troy Browker for Stuff.

National to blame for Kiwibank changes

22 Nov: 1505 | E tū sympathises with community concerns over the loss of Kiwibank branches – an issue with obvious implications for our Kiwibank and Post members.

Source A E tū release

Kiwi angels win as The Warehouse tests AI for merchandising

Usually it's a group of independent innovators driving the development of new tech products, but retail artificial intelligence (AI) play Insite AI was spawned by angels.

Source A ResellerNews release

Second strike by E tū Sistema members

22 Nov: 1115 | E tū members at Sistema have taken strike action again this morning, walking off the job at the giant Auckland plastics factory at 11am.

Source A E tū release

Go Bus must end 'pathetic' lockout say ITF

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is calling on the New Zealand bus company Go Bus to unconditionally end its lockout of bus drivers for exercising their right to take action to demand a living wage. The drivers had voted to stop taking fare money from passengers to show that they cannot continue to live on such low wages.

Source An ITF release

Tailored Training Helps Swagelok Expand Operations

Swagelok is a well-respected company based in Solon, Ohio. And its employees aren’t shy about letting you know.

British private equity firm signals $2.54b takeover of Trade Me

21 Nov: 1020 | Trade Me Group says British private equity firm Apax Partners has approached it with a non-binding indicative offer to take it over for $6.40 per share Continue to the full release>

Source/ReadMore Sharechat

Job advertisements continue to rise in October

The number of online job advertisements rose by 0.8 per cent in the month of October 2018 and 9.4 per cent over the year according to the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Jobs Online monthly data release.