This paper has been prepared on behalf of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Its purpose is twofold: To distill and review recent and current initiatives taken by the Government to improve performance in ports and the shipping industry; and To identify further policy initiatives which will be needed to ensure that potential benefits are maximised. Read more
Ports and shipping reform in New Zealand: Current developments and future requirements
Economic and Social policy
In addition to the publication of the series of research studies and submissions to official inquiries undertaken by the New Zealand Business Roundtable, its analysis and views on a number of issues have been presented in speeches, papers and articles given by representatives of the organisation. This volume is a collection of such material on a range of economic and social policy issues. Read more
Submission: Working Party on Employer Funding Contribution to Training
Industrial Democracy: A Case for Regulation or Deregulation?
"Industrial democracy" is a difficult concept to define. However, the underlying goal of better employment relations is to be supported. Read more
Retirement Income Provision
This paper is a contribution to the discussion of retirement income policy. It is not solely concerned with the future of national superannuation, which is too narrow a focus. Read more
Unemployment Income Support in New Zealand: Options for Policy Reform
Since taking office, the present New Zealand Government has followed policies which have had the stated aim of creating a more efficient economy and fairer society. It is currently engaged in a wide-ranging examination of the success of a number of social policies in meeting their fundamental objectives. Read more
Reforming Tertiary Education in New Zealand
This study is the min response by the New Zealand Business Roundtable to call by the Government for comment on tertiary education in New Zealand. The New Zealand Business Roundtable welcomes this opportunity, because we consider that substantial improvements are possible in our system of tertiary education. Read more
Labour Markets and Employment
The approach of the New Zealand Business Rountable to labour relations issues has been based on an initial study, New Zealand Labour Market Reform, which was prepared in response to the Government's Green Paper on industrial relations and released in May 1986. A critique of the Government's policy decisions in the form of a submission on the Labour Relations Bill was released in March 1987. Read more
Submission: Law Commission on Company Law
Submission: Committee Inquiring into Dependent Contracting
Submission: The Regulation of Shop Trading House
Submission: Review of Accident Compensation - Supplementary Submission to the Law Commission
Submission: Review of Accident Compensation
Freedom in Employment: Why New Zealand needs a flexible decentralised labour
This booklet presents the case for major reform in the New Zealand labour market. Its central theme is that changes to our system of labour relations are an essential step in the movement towards a healthy, growing economy. Read more
