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Dealing with vaccine misinformation in your workplace
Data Privacy

Dealing with vaccine misinformation in your workplace

Employers are being urged to counter false claims about COVID-19 jabs with trusted facts so staff can make informed choices.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021
Construction worker shortages addressed in new project
Management

Construction worker shortages addressed in new project

A new research push aims to boost retention and widen recruitment as skills gaps threaten construction capacity in New Zealand.

By Curreen • 7 min read • Thu, 13th May 2021
Southern Cross Health Insurance transforms HR operation with Workday HCM platform
Network Infrastructure

Southern Cross Health Insurance transforms HR operation with Workday HCM platform

Southern Cross Health Insurance (SCHI) has turned to Workday to automate the human resources process, which manages its 800 employees.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Apr 2021
The unseen risks of remote work
Hybrid & Remote Work

The unseen risks of remote work

Nearly half of workers are logging longer hours for no extra pay, raising burnout, trust and retention risks for employers.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 28th Mar 2021
Why staff are coming to work sick
Health and Safety

Why staff are coming to work sick

Staff shortages and heavy workloads are keeping many industrial and trades workers at work even when ill, a New Zealand survey finds.

By Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Feb 2021
Changes to who can conduct workplace investigations
Management

Changes to who can conduct workplace investigations

Many external HR and safety consultants now need a Private Investigator licence to conduct workplace probes, or risk breaching the Act.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2021
Mondayisation – how it works for your business
Management

Mondayisation – how it works for your business

Workers may be due a different day off this Christmas as Mondayisation shifts Saturday and Sunday public holidays depending on rosters.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2020
Managers out of touch with employees
Digital Transformation

Managers out of touch with employees

Only 60 per cent of staff trust employers to provide skills training, widening fears that COVID-19 will intensify job insecurity.

By Georgie Hughes • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Oct 2020
How cannabis legalisation would effect your workplace
Agricultural Technology

How cannabis legalisation would effect your workplace

Employers may need to rewrite drug policies, though experts say existing health and safety rules already cover impairment at work.

By Curreen • 8 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2020
Rules for managing remote workers
Virtual Private Networks

Rules for managing remote workers

Working from home can trigger fresh obligations on contracts, safety, privacy and security, with employers footing extra costs.

By Georgie Hughes • 3 min read • Sun, 20th Sep 2020
How to fill an unfillable job
Recruitment

How to fill an unfillable job

Teaching vacancies stay open longest in the UK, with eight in 10 listings still live after two weeks, according to Resume.io research.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 20th Sep 2020
How to protect mental well-being working from home
Hybrid & Remote Work

How to protect mental well-being working from home

Missing colleagues and blurred boundaries can leave home workers strained unless managers set clear routines and realistic workloads.

By Georgie Hughes • 3 min read • Sun, 13th Sep 2020
How to survive 'Big Brother' hysteria
Data Protection

How to survive 'Big Brother' hysteria

Clear rules and staff input can stop lone-worker GPS tracking from eroding trust, while improving safety and compliance.

By Georgie Hughes • 3 min read • Sun, 6th Sep 2020
Employers warned against illegal pay cuts
Management

Employers warned against illegal pay cuts

Six workers must be repaid after unlawful salary cuts at a hospice trust prompted a warning on consultation rules and minimum wage limits.

By Georgie Hughes • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2020
Common mistakes when dealing with redundancies
Management

Common mistakes when dealing with redundancies

MBIE has warned employers that rushed cutbacks can trigger personal grievance claims and costly penalties if proper redundancy process is ignored.

By Georgie Hughes • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2020
Westcon-Comstor NZ named 2020 Employer of Choice
Human Capital Management

Westcon-Comstor NZ named 2020 Employer of Choice

Westcon-Comstor New Zealand named Employer of Choice at HR Awards, recognizing achievements in areas such as diversity and employee wellbeing.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Aug 2020

Global Stories

Human Resources (HR) stories

Ceridian acquires Ascender to boost HCM capabilities
Human Capital Management

Ceridian acquires Ascender to boost HCM capabilities

Ceridian to acquire Asia Pacific payroll and HR solutions provider Ascender, expanding its HCM platform Dayforce.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Feb 2021
How Workday's HR tools helped McMillan Shakespeare weather the COVID-19 storm
Data Analytics

How Workday's HR tools helped McMillan Shakespeare weather the COVID-19 storm

McMillan Shakespeare Limited (MMS) successfully navigated the challenges of COVID-19 with the help of Workday's human capital management system.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2020