Scoop Election Briefing - National's Dr Wayne Mapp
Dr Mapp Discusses Employment and Industrial Relations
Dr Wayne Mapp National's Spokesman for Labour & Industrial Relations
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Wednesday, 24 August 2005 – 12am – National Party Offices Parliament
Listen to the interview:
Today National's Dr Wayne Mapp outlined National's policy in regard to employment at a Business New Zealand conference.
Scoop caught up with Dr Mapp, following his presentation of National's employment policies. Scoop questioned Dr Mapp on:
National's plans for rolling back recent employment legislation
National's policy regarding allowing a grievance free period for employers (of 90 days)
National's plans for the Holidays Act and penalty rates
Whether ACC would face competition from the private sector
Also discussed in some details was Nationals' tax cuts, the recent successful (for the workers) Auckland bus strike and
why National considered it was unimportant to raise the minimum wage in the 90s.
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