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Both English’s National Party and the main opposition Labour Party are courting the populist New Zealand First party, which is the lynchpin player for either a coalition or a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224691
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Due to take effect on May 1, it would introduce a single wage floor set at 20.0 rand (1.5 dollars) per hour. The NMW is a significant departure from current minimum wage…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225771
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Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil indicated the programme would end after the government held a summit with business, community and trade union leaders to consider ways to boost…
The government has even designated data as a separate 'factor of production' in economic terms, as integral to economic development as land, labour and capital.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273199
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The poorly publicised law provides for an entirely new visa system, focused on streamlining guest-worker and skilled worker permits from third countries. It addresses an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285183
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This is a significant shift from the nine years of National Party-led governments which generally took a market-liberal line. The incoming government favours a more active…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225253
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Brexit and the UK economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243408
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Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285006
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The central finding of the report is that an ageing population will create economic and budgetary challenges for the government in the coming decades as workforce participation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263365
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Starmer said a Labour-led government would reduce the many non-tariff trade barriers and make implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol a first priority. He said talk of…