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The present review should build on the Laking reforms in establishing an efficient regulatory framework that is appropriate for the 21st century. Read more
This submission first outlines the harmful effects of minimum wages and the considers the reasons advanced in June 1995 by the Department of Labour in favour of increasing the minimum wage. An annex considers studies of the employment impact of the minimum wage in the US and the conflicting conclusions drawn from them. Read more
Crime has increased significantly in New Zealand over the past 20 years. New Zealand now has one of the highest burglary rates in the developed world, higher than the United States, Great Britain or Australia. Read more
The purpose of this study, which was supported by the New Zealand Business Roundtable, is to suggest the guiding principles for the reform of the welfare state. Plainly any such task involves taking a view about the ideal of a free society. Read more
Preliminary observations: The brief I accepted in preparing this report was to comment on employment law developments in New Zealand since the Employment Contracts Act 1991 (‘the ECA’) commenced operation on 15 May 1991. The ECA has major political, social, and economic, as well as legal, significance. Read more
This report addresses the question of what should become of New Zealand's minimum wage law. Read more
The reforms proposed in the Industry Training Bill are likely to produce training more closely related to the needs of the industry and more dynamic in its response to changing needs. Nevertheless, the gains from these reforms will fall short of what might be achieved because of a number of conditions in the Bill for recognising and funding Industry Training Organisations. Read more
The NZBR has been a longstanding advocate of fundamental reform of the Accident Compensation Scheme. It is a major policy programme with a significant impact on New Zealand's international competitiveness, the capacity of the economy to grow and create jobs, and individual well-being. Read more
The general analysis on which our comments are based is an NZBR study, Retirement Income Provision, which sought to address the retirement income issue in a comprehensive way. The central finding of this study was that the future welfare of retired New Zealanders is fundamentally dependent on an increased output of goods and services from the economy. Read more