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NARGON News February 2012
  • Information on changes to alcohol legislation
  • Food Fraud shows a dramatic increase
  • Holidays Amendment Bill
  • Change to minimum wage process expected
  • Supermarket self checkout cheats
  • New standards for health claims on product label
NARGON News November 2012
  • Food prices down again, card spending continues to drop
  • Government likely to reject all Opposition liquor law amendments
  • NARGON SUBMISSIONS 2012
  • Business.govt.nz upgraded
  • Attacks on the Starting Out Wage miss the mark
  • Chance to save money on power bills
  • Wales: Chewing gum levy defeated

BusinessNZ have prepared a submission which NARGON are looking to support with further comments based on members feedback.

Click here to read the BusinessNZ proposal

Main issue for stores when either of the above holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday:

  • An increased payout in penal rates as both the day the holiday falls on and the monday will be recognised as a holiday for working staff.
  • Increased alternative days off as staff working on either the actual day or the Monday will all be entitled to an alternative day.
  • Food prices and card spending down
  • Government poised to introduce labour law reforms
  • Alcohol legislation delayed amid political squabbling
  • UK: Supermarkets to sell “knobbly” fruit and vegetables
  • Political comment: David Clark (Labour)
  • NARGON opposed to $15 an hour minimum wage

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