Archive for February 1st, 2016

New Chamber boss berates job protectionism

New Chamber boss berates job protectionism

| 01/02/2016 | 10 Comments

(CNS Business): As local politicians and the private sector become increasingly at odds over the growing number of work permit numbers in the face of increasing local unemployment, the new president of the Chamber of Commerce has made it clear that its membership will not support any kind of limit on permits. Paul Pearson, a […]

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Bodden fires parting shots at government

Bodden fires parting shots at government

| 01/02/2016 | 7 Comments

(CNS Business): The departing president of the Chamber of Commerce took aim at the employment minister and the premier in his parting address last week. Barry Bodden, who had completed twelve months as the business body’s leader, criticised Tara Rivers’ failure to engage with the Chamber over the labour bill, the failure of the NWDA […]

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