Atlanta TPP talks head into the night
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Intensive negotiations are going on into the late evening in Atlanta, Georgia, as trade ministers from the 12 nations seek to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact, seven years after talks first began. A...
Meat workers square off with Talley's Affco in Employment Court
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Wairoa meat workers who’ve refused to sign individual contracts with Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand packed the public gallery of the Employment Court today in a hearing on a long-running stoush between the c...
New deal with union underpins NZ Steel's A$50M savings drive
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand Steel's blue collar workforce has agreed to forego annual bonus payments during unprofitable years to allow the Auckland-based unit of ASX-listed Bluescope Steel a fighting chance as it seeks A$50 million in annual saving...
Blue skies funding worthwhile, selection process has needless costs, Motu says
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Government spending on 'blue skies' research could be increased without lessening the value of the increased output, but current funding selection processes are almost certainly adding cost for no good outcome, economic consultancy M...
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