Ensuring that businesses can get genuinely skilled migrants when they need them “makes sense”, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce head, Michael Barnett.
He was commenting on Labour’s immigration policy released today. “By regionalising and rationalising skills shortage lists it should ensure the pursuit of a better quality of skills and talent coming into the country.”
Closing off backdoor immigration loopholes such as allowing students with low-level qualifications to gain long-term work visas, residency and bring family members, is another positive feature of the policy.
Labour’s intention to establish a regionalised system to work with businesses to achieve a better understanding of regional needs and only issue visas when a genuine effort has been made to find Kiwi workers, will get local business support, suggested Mr Barnett.
Capturing the pool of unqualified school leavers to train and get them into work before they get into bad habits is another long-needed initiative.
“But setting the policy is one thing and implementing it something else. For nearly 10 years, Chamber surveys have shown that around 50% of businesses have been having difficulties attracting staff with the right attitude and skill set they need
“Clearly, a focused plan of attack will be needed. The key to success will be how quick decision-making can be devolved to those closest to each region’s skill shortage problems and what urgency, energy and cooperation local community and business leaders can bring to delivering solutions,” said Mr Barnett.
Good move from Labour they have my vote,
So let’s stop the rort!!!!! that only subsidises private schooling interests Tourism companies and motels!@!!!
We as mugs are just left handing the massive health bills these students leave us with.
We are also left to pay to upgrade the infrastructure and we get no benefits from this.
Well that says it all!
Even the boss-class are happy with Labour.
Holy fuck! Who represents the working class now?
Lord Hawhaw?
http://www.businessinsider.com/sandy-jadeja-interview-technical-analysis-dow-jones-market-crash-forecasts-2016-6?IR=T
The man who accurately predicted four market crashes to the exact date each time has told Business Insider about three more dates to worry about.
Sandy Jadeja is a technical analyst and chief market strategist at Core Spreads.
Technical analysts look at charts to pinpoint patterns in various markets and asset classes. From that, they forecast which direction prices are likely to move.
They can’t tell you the reasons why there will be a big market movement, only that there is going to be one.
He now warns that the following dates spell trouble for the Dow Jones in the US that could spread to other markets.
1. Between August 26 and August 30, 2016.
2. September 26, 2016.
3. October 20, 2016.
“We have interesting times ahead of us. We are dealing with issues on so many levels from economic uncertainty in the financial markets, including currencies and commodities as well as the rising house prices we have seen,” said Jadeja in an interview.
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