Join the organisation working
for southern business

OSEA members enjoy a variety of benefits including discounted rates for legal advice, assistance with health & safety, training and professional development services plus priority invitations to briefings and events, and access to member-only resources and information.

Employment and HR advice

Discounted rates for a range of employment law services including training, business coaching and advice at member-discounted rates.

Health & safety advice

Discounted rates for health and safety services spanning training, business coaching and advice.

Training and professional development

Significant discounts on all business training, professional development and business coaching.

Events, briefings and forums

Connect with other businesses in your area, hear some of New Zealand’s best speakers and keep abreast of the latest information and trends.

Employer information

Exclusive access to information on the members' section of our website including access to employer guides and salary and wage surveys.

BusinessNZ

Automatic membership of BusinessNZ, New Zealand’s most influential voice for business and employers.

Business Mentoring

Access to mentoring services for small and start-up businesses to support growth and innovation.

Venue and meeting facilities

Special member rates for hiring OSEA facilities.

Free magazine

Automatic subscription to Update magazine, the official OSEA magazine

Online networking

Network with business peers via our member-only LinkedIn Group and keep up-to- date through Facebook and our Inform e-newsletter

Member privacy

Otago Southland Employers' Association complies with the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 when dealing with personal information. Our policy sets out how we will collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information.

View or download Otago Southland Employers' Association Privacy policy (PDF).   Please note our policy does not limit or exclude any of your rights under the Act. For further information on the Act, visit www.privacy.org.nz.

Please click here to view our Privacy Statement

TechWeek - Learner capability and employability project

We have a presentation to employers in Dunedin about the capabilities they've told us they want graduates to have on starting employment, and how technology (an e-portfolio) can help employers have confidence that job applicants actually have the soft skills, or capabilities, that they claim, and also capture ongoing learning by employees.