The Otago Southland Employers' Association (OSEA) is a membership organisation that has been providing specialist business expertise and support to our 1,400 plus member organisations across the two regional provinces for over 120 years.
We promote the success of business by seeking to create the most desirable environment for business and adding value through representation, knowledge and support.
Our goal is to provide you with
• The very best of highly personal local support, training and events for enterprise and networking,
• Easy access to regional and national initiatives, lobbying, representation and resources that help build enterprise capability and success.
Our vision, your success.
Membership servicesWe provide access to one of the largest specialist team of in-house employment lawyers and advisors in the South Island, offering an employment advice service tailored for you, the employer, at discounted members' rates.
The Employers' Association provides a range of advice and support in Health & Safety. With dedicated Health & Safety advisors working alongside our employment team we provide a fully integrated employment service to employers.
Collectively Employers', NZIM Learning and Development, She's Motivated and ExportNZ offer a leading edge range of high-impact professional development training programmes, courses, workshops and qualifications across our region, all at members' rates.
As an Employers' Association member, your business will be plugged into all our conference and networking events.
When you join the Employers' Association you also become a member of BusinessNZ, New Zealand's most influential voice for business and employers'. This also gives members access to
• ExportNZ
• ManufacturingNZ
• BuyNZ
• Sustainable Business
We can provide you with one-on-one coaching tailoured to build your organisations capabilities.
She's Motivated, launched in 2010, motivates, inspires and supports both urban and rural woman with career and business support opportunities across Otago and Southland.
She's Motivated has three facets, the She’s Motivated network, She’s Motivated events & training, and She’s Motivated mentoring. All of these services are designed by women, for women.
For more information please visit www.shesmotivated.org.nz
As part of your membership package, you will have access to a range of resources and information, including a complimentary subscription to our Update magazine, attendance at our regular employer briefing sessions, access to the nation's most comprehensive wage and salary survey, employer guides on a range of topics plus much more....
The Employers' Association are the Otago Southland agent for Business Mentors New Zealand, a charitable trust founded to provide mentoring services to small businesses (less than 25 staff).
We represent over 1,400 member organisations across Otago and Southland. Businesses in other regions of New Zealand are represented by
ECCC | Employers' Chamber of Commerce Central Wellington, Hawkes Bay - Poverty Bay, Nelson, Manawatu - Wanganui and Taranaki
CECC | Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce
EMA | Employers' Manufacturers Association Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Rotorua - Taupo and Whangarei
Other membership benefits• Access to OSEAdvantage exclusive member benefits from a range of quality providers.
• Free annual vouchers (if you pay your subscription promptly) which can be exchanged for training and/or professional services.
• Conference facilities are available for hire at our Dunedin business centre at special member rates.
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