Guest of Honour Lincoln Laidlaw
Lincoln Laidlaw, President, New Zealand Manufacturer's Association talks about returning to New Zealand after service in World War II and buying a small business making handbags. He talks about his initial ideals of industrial relations, which were considered radical when he started, as the gross profit of the business every month was shared with his employees, and they had a say in how the business was run. With the downturn of the economy there were no profits but workers had commitments in expectation of this extra money, so demanded higher wages, so the model had to change. He discusses what is successful in NZ manufacturing.
Interviews with key New Zealanders and visitors to New Zealand.
Primary Title
- Guest of Honour
Secondary Title
- Lincoln Laidlaw
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 2 March 1975
Start Time
- 13 : 20
Finish Time
- 13 : 34
Duration
- 14:22
Channel
- 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YA
Programme Description
- Interviews with key New Zealanders and visitors to New Zealand.
Episode Description
- Lincoln Laidlaw, President, New Zealand Manufacturer's Association talks about returning to New Zealand after service in World War II and buying a small business making handbags. He talks about his initial ideals of industrial relations, which were considered radical when he started, as the gross profit of the business every month was shared with his employees, and they had a say in how the business was run. With the downturn of the economy there were no profits but workers had commitments in expectation of this extra money, so demanded higher wages, so the model had to change. He discusses what is successful in NZ manufacturing.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Business/Financial
- Interview
Hosts
- Hamish Keith (Host)
Contributors
- Lincoln Laidlaw (Interviewee)