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CONTENTS
ADVOCACY 04 EMA Advocacy at work 05 UFB roll out defies communications skills – By Kim Campbell, EMA CEO
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Compensation and the RMA BusinessNZ
NEWS 06 Crowd funding facilitated 06 MBIE learns from EMA members 07 Claw back rules tighten
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08 Gimme, gimme, gimme - selling on line
08 Tonga call centre service offered 23
Export earners forced to become tax refugees
26 PROFILE Five companies combine
to make pizza trays and beat China
ADVICE Bay of Plenty Terry Arnold 07 575 8401
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10 What a fair and reasonable
employer could do when making an employee redundant
Rotorua / Taupo / South Waikato / Whakatane Clive Thomson 07 348 0334 mob 0274 372 808
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EMPLOYMENT CHAT
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TAX TIPS - What Australia’s change of government will mean
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TECHNOLOGY
Editor Gilbert Peterson Ph: 09 367 0916 gilbert.peterson@ema.co.nz
20 Are you wasting your money owning a smartphone?
21 Back up for Internet security
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LEARNING
Writer Mary MacKinven mary.mackinven@ema.co.nz
19 Need skilled workers?
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PROUD MOMENTS
Designer Bex Mikaere
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Immigration New Zealand offers suite of services
24 Aerosol contract filler boosts certifications
24 Piloting vehicle and driver safety initiative
Advertising Sales Colin Gestro (09) 444 9158 colin@affinityads.com
25 Bold approach pays off for Mi
ISSN No. 1176-4953
27 SPRING BRIEFINGS SCHEDULE: Free to EMA members
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28 29 On the cover... Businesses with sensitive intellectual property need to have a strategy to protect themselves. Netsafe offers some simple guidelines to help you back up for your internet security. The story is on page 21.
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Issue 108 – October 2013
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New moves on business internet risk Export earners turned into tax refugees Heat rises over stiffer claw back rules
In this issue: • • • •
Your immigration guide to recruiting off shore New law facilitates crowd funding What the Australian change of government means for tax Are you wasting your money owning a smart phone?
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