Employee loyalty no laughing matter. Or is it?
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Show us the workers
A recent survey of EMA members showed that 100 percent of responding employers with vacancies were struggling to fill...
Covid cavalier or cautious? The impact of office anxiety
New AUT research reveals that half of Kiwi employees are suffering at least a moderate level of anxiety about returning to the...
Is a culture of compliance an obstacle to workplace H&S?
A culture of compliance does not necessarily make a safety culture, as evidenced by the ongoing problem of workplace accidents – a local...
Workers’ confidence in the economy plummets
Kiwi workers’ confidence in the New Zealand economy has reached its lowest point on record, according to the latest ELMO Employee...
Businesses must embrace tech to optimise H&S
New Zealand businesses are being encouraged to embrace global technology trends to optimise workplace health and safety. With more New...
Workplace fatigue at an all-time high
Burnout became the catch cry of the pandemic working world. However two years on, people are feeling more burnt out and tired at work than...
Covid variants trigger workplace concerns
New research has revealed that 64 percent of workers are concerned about being in the workplace as new Covid variants spread throughout the...
Popularity of branded masks may come back to bite SMEs
A New Zealand health and safety company is warning employers to avoid issuing workers with branded cloth...
Building sustainable, resilient supply chains
An exciting, state-of-the-art master of supply chain management programme has been launched by AUT. For students and professionals, a...
Ngāi Tahu Property and ACC trial worker safety initiative
An upcoming state-of-the-art office building in Dunedin will be the case study for new safety trials, aimed at reducing the number of...
MBA: DEGREE OF CERTAINTY
“Life-changing” is how tutors and students alike describe the MBA. In these uncertain times it’s an investment that delivers clarity,...
Rosebank Business Assn targets workplace wellbeing
Almost 20 years after its establishment, the diversity of the Rosebank Business Association’s achievements with its members is...
Culture key to avoiding mass employee exodus
With research showing that more than 40 percent of employees globally are considering leaving their jobs in the next year,...
Research: Covid’s impact on work behaviours
New research reveals New Zealand employees are working longer hours, feeling more pressure to be ‘always on’ and are more likely to...
Workplace H&S: there’s room for improvement
Kiwi businesses still have some way to go to meet international standards in health and safety at work, according to one of the...
Awareness platform aims to halve tradie suicides
A new mental health awareness platform has launched to raise awareness of mental ill health and the suicide rate among Kiwi tradies. Tools...
More than one-in-three SMEs affected by mental health
More than a third of Kiwi SME owners and managers have experienced a mental health condition since starting or taking over their current...
Women in Wine mentoring program helps women flourish
The 2021 Women in Wine New Zealand Mentoring Program is underway. Eleven women mentors have volunteered to share their experiences and...
Framework provides workplace diversity & inclusion standard
A new national framework to assess levels of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion will give organisations an understanding of...
Attitudes, actions and concerns of Kiwi workers revealed
A nationwide study has uncovered how New Zealand workers feel about the economy, their workplace and their jobs. The ELMO Employee...
Kiwis working with lockdown hangovers
A year on from the first COVID-induced national lockdown and it appears we are working more hours for less money, according to a Twitter...
Digital skills mismatch impacting businesses
A national digital skills survey released on January 27th paints a picture of lost opportunity. It highlights New...
Higher unemployment no panacea for looming talent shortages
Kiwi businesses should prepare for shortages of highly skilled people in 2021, says Hamish McLachlan, including taking bold steps...
New Trades Training Centre for South Waikato
Thanks to a Government grant, Tokoroa will have a brand new $14 million trades training centre by 2022 catering for up to 500 students a...
Solution enables job seekers to reach full potential
As news of redundancies across New Zealand makes headlines, Actualise, a human innovation company, has launched to give people a new way to...
Opportunity knocks in volatile employment landscape
For businesses and job seekers who are prepared to adapt, the recession and an unemployment rate predicted to double by the end of 2020 can...
Small organisations named as diversity awards finalists
A Te Puke chartered accounting firm and Dunedin-based research institute are among four small organisations named as finalists in the 2020...
Big thinkers offer mentoring to businesses
A band of New Zealand’s highest profile thinkers and entrepreneurs have united to offer mentoring to businesses and individuals seeking...
Business network offers virtual physio services
A Kiwi-owned physiotherapy and rehabilitation network is offering virtual physio clinics for people suffering from aches and pains...