Moving forward: RICOH NZ
Work is about what you do, and not where you do it, as the last few years have shown. Changes to workstyles and workplaces have been accelerated by external factors and the requirements for businesses to support their employees have changed with them. We take time to understand your business, your people and […]
Engaging adverts: Metros Marketing
Social media advertising can be disruptive. It is common knowledge that social media platforms get a bad reputation for news feeds being plastered with advertising. Adverts that aren’t relevant are shown too frequently, or are just downright annoying, can disrupt your experience. In my experience, the adverts that capture my attention are ones […]
Idealogical nonsense: PB Employment Law
The Employment Relations (Restraint of Trade) Amendment Bill is an example of pointless and unnecessary legislation being rushed through Parliament. The law is currently well-settled in this area. A restraint of trade is unenforceable unless the Employment Court decides otherwise. This reflects the reality that every worker should have the right to earn […]
Workplace culture change
A gradual culture change is happening in our workplaces, according to a University of Canterbury workplace analytics group. Co-leader of the group, Professor Katharina Näswall, says there’s growing awareness of the need to cultivate work environments that don’t expect compartmentalisation. Previously, employees have been expected to leave their emotional lives at home, she […]
Agile workspace: Ricoh NZ
Did you know that approximately 64 percent of business premises are the wrong size or designed inefficiently? Modern workplaces have evolved significantly during the past three years, catering for different work styles, hours and needs. Enter the hybrid – or agile – workplace. Essentially these digitally enhanced spaces support hybrid work forces and […]
Investing in your future: Harcourts Grenadier
A career in real estate offers numerous benefits, and can grow as your life changes. Sarah McLeod, co-owner of the Halswell and Wigram offices with Harcourts Grenadier is a testament to that, as she explains. “I’ve been working in real estate for 16 years. I went from PA, to agent, to manager, to […]
Back in balance: NZ Mortgages
Seeing the rising number of properties on the market is heartening. While the weather is taking a bit of time to catch up, the property market has launched full steam ahead into the spring/summer rush that is typical of this time of the year. With many believing we have reached the peak when […]
Work injuries rife in NZ: PB Employment Law
Why is it that New Zealand is an unbelievably dangerous place to work? Statistics NZ say there were just over 223,000 work-related claims in 2021, which is almost one in 10 workers being injured in some way. A good example of the problem is the recent prosecution of Clyde Orchards. They were prosecuted […]
Content is king: Metros Marketing
Take a look at your website. Does it have high-quality, relevant content that provides value to your viewers? If you don’t, you may run into a few problems. As the years go by, our attention span seems to go with it. With the surge in popularity of short-video content from apps like TikTok […]
Top millionaire cities
When it comes to the number of resident millionaires, cities in the USA and China dominate the World’s Top 10 Wealthiest Cities list. Only one European city, London, made it on to the 2023 list published recently by international investment migration firm Henley & Partners, in conjunction with global wealth intelligence firm New […]
