When the job market is tight, employees are more likely to fight dismissal and that’s helping push up employment claims. Employment law specialist Margaret Robins, from Workplace Law, told recent
Running the government is not for amateurs. Correction: running the government is for amateurs. They are called ministers. They need help. A new cabinet arrives with ideas, some well-formed, some
New chair for Deloitte Ross Milne has been appointed as new chairman at professional services firm Deloitte NZ. senior tax partner based in the company’s Auckland office, Milne has been
Jonathan Lindroos, Partner, International Tax Services Ernst & Young US LLP, New York
The way New Zealand is managing climate change policy means we now risk slipping behind the world. We have known about the need for policies to limit or reduce greenhouse
Sustaining and Sustainable An innovative Kiwi food producer is proving that it’s possible to grow your business while shrinking your carbon footprint. Vicki Jayne discovers how Pitango Innovative Cuisine has become a clean, green, award-winning success story.
Just how green is New Zealand – really? Is there risk the country’s 100% Pure image – crucial to its green cred rating with our tourism and trading sectors –
Enough of the endless talk fests – just get on with cutting carbon emissions. That was the hard-hitting advice for global policy makers from Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe
arning Green Globe certification has bunch of business spin-offs for the Novotel hotel brand, according to Paul Richardson, vice president of Accord Hospitality in New Zealand and Fiji. There are
A new Environmental Protection Authority was launched last month in what’s being heralded as new era in managing New Zealand’s natural resources. The EPA comes into being as part of
After decades of effort, it seems women are still trying to find their place at the boardroom table – despite growing evidence about the benefits of board diversity. Of New
Recession is bad news for charities and there are signs that local not-for-profits are concerned about their own economic wellbeing. A recent nationwide survey by international accounting firm Grant Thornton
Newly elected chair of the NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development, Bob Field is encouraging local business to regard an investment in sustainability not as cost but as key opportunity.
The financial rewards of running large private sector organisation are still way ahead of those for similar roles in the public sector. That’s according to Strategic Pay survey which contains
It’s first for this part of the world – recognition from the global Project Management Institute for his contribution toward the global profession goes to Iain Fraser, CEO of New
Give them facts, not celebrities in green brand promotion
It has undertaken work in over 70 countries and in the past five years has completed over 60 award-winning landmark projects (including the pictured Macau Sky Tower in China) –
At the NZTE International Business Awards: 1 Judges’ Supreme Award winner, Beca. From left to right: Bob Durant, Andrew Wilson, Keith Reynolds (CEO), Paul White (MD), Gerry Brownlee (Minister Economic
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The recession has been tough on employment relations – less money to go around, fewer jobs and an unemployment rate likely to rise still further despite some improvement to New
Late in 2006, and with great fanfare, 2007 was designated Export Year. The then prime minister, Helen Clark, and gaggle of cabinet ministers, including New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, visited
• Star Books • RRP $39.95 Written as part of an “experiential self-intelligence programme designed to foster self management and leadership within an organisation”, Jolt Challenge could really be described
• Jim Collins • Random House • RRP $49.99 (hardback) The title notwithstanding, this is not Jim Collins as readers of his best selling books, Built to Last and Good
