Court orders Amazon to better protect workers

Amazon is keeping all of its French warehouses closed for the time being, after an appeals court upheld a ruling saying the company hadn't done enough to protect workers from the coronavirus.Unions in France and beyond welcomed... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | April 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Covid 19 coronavirus: MPI's rules for food businesses opening under level 3

SIGN UP TO OUR COVID-19 NEWSLETTER.SIGN IN OR REGISTER, THEN SELECT TOP NEWS STORIES Food businesses opening under alert level 3 are being asked to check for pests, thoroughly clean, flush water and check produce before reopening... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | April 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Perth Airport seizes several Virgin Australia aircraft due to millions owed

Qantas has jumped to its troubled rival's defence after Perth Airport seized a number of Virgin Australia aircraft and blocked them from being moved.The bizarre action, which included parking a bulldozer in front of one plane, is... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | April 25th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Covid 19 coronavirus: Why Air NZ is refunding some customers but giving credit to others

An Auckland woman who was expected to be $11,800 out of pocket for her Air NZ airfare to London will now receive a full refund, but not everyone is in the same situation.Ivy Burton and her husband had their premium economy flights... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | April 24th, 2020|Business|0 Comments

Jenny Ruth: Will Covid-19 coronavirus sound death knell for movie theatres?

COMMENT Movie theatres are dead! That's the umpteenth time in recent memory the industry's death knell has been sounded, this time because of the coronavirus crisis, which has forced the closure of cinemas around the world.The... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Coronavirus Covid 19: Auckland CBD begins road back to recovery with burgers and construction workers

More than 80 restaurants and cafes and hundreds of construction workers will breathe some much-needed life into the listless central city next week.Whether it's contactless Korean fried chicken takeaways or pre-cast concrete slabs... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid 19 coronavirus: Skyline Enterprises to cut jobs, tourism towns reach breaking point

Tourism juggernaut Skyline Enterprises has succumbed to the financial pressures of Covid-19 and initiated job cut talks.And chief executive Geoff McDonald has warned they will be significant.Tourism Industry Aotearoa says a survey... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid-19 coronavirus: MP Deborah Russell apologises for comments about small businesses

Labour MP Deborah Russell has backtracked on her comments regarding small businesses' own responsibility for being in trouble in the pandemic.Earlier this week, Russell made headlines when she said businesses in trouble "after only... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid-19 coronavirus: Government eyes legal action as businesses flout wage subsidy rules

More than $17 million paid to businesses through the wage subsidy scheme has had to be refunded to the Government after businesses which were not entitled to the scheme took the money. The Government is now looking into criminal... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZ shares fall as investors wait for economy to reopen

New Zealand shares edged lower as investors paused to take stock as they wait to see how conditions develop under alert level 3. Air New Zealand led the market lower.The S&P/NZX 50 Index declined 26.63 points, or 0.3 per cent, to... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | April 24th, 2020|Business|0 Comments