The trend of growth in employment has flattened out, according to the latest analysis by the Department of Labour’s research centre, but is expected to pick up moderate momentum again in the next three quarters.
The numbers paint a bleak picture for employers. Of every 10 employees, four are not good hires, eight aren’t engaged in their work and six are actively seeking new employment. These are the disturbing statistics from research undertaken by recruitment company Hudson.
While technical and trade skills are widely acknowledged as critical areas of skills shortage in Australia and New Zealand, new data from the Leadership, Employment and Direction (L.E.A.D.) Survey reveals that there is also a significant skills shortage in leadership and management.
A significant – and welcome – lift in pastoral sector profitability, reported by MAF this week, is enabling farmers to restore bank balances, as Executive Update’s economic correspondent Bob Edlin reports.
Finalists have been found in NZ Management’s Most Reputable Organisations survey which identifies this country’s reputation leaders in four categories: private sector companies, state-owned enterprises, government departments and not-for-profit organisations.
Traditionally, marketers have targeted affluent consumers, because they control so much of the spending power. Not surprisingly, you will find them online. A recent released study shows they spend an average of 20 percent more time online weekly, compared to the general population. They watch about half as much television and listen to the radio less than half as much as well.
When are the most effective post times for various kinds of social media? A Social Media Today blog has some advice on optimal moments to let your fingers do the talking.
Boards wanting to lift their environmental performance should think about appointing independent, more experienced and perhaps legally competent directors. NZ Management reports on some compelling research findings.
Everything about the furore created by the remarks of former Employers and Manufacturers Association chief executive Alasdair Thompson and his subsequent departure demonstrates substandard corporate governance. By Jens Mueller.
“New Zealand women are highly skilled by world standards. But, many are employed in stereotypical roles with lower levels of pay and are not following male colleagues to more senior positions,” says Ministry of Women’s Affairs chief executive Rowena Phair. “Male graduates earn seven percent more than women one year after they start work and that difference continues to grow.”
CEO and founder of Icebreaker; Chair of Better by Design
Despite our low level of economic growth, around a third of New Zealand’s directors are managing to secure higher fees because of the increased levels of accountability they are facing. The latest survey of directors’ fees undertaken by remuneration and performance consultants, Strategic Pay Ltd, shows they have increased by 4.9 percent between 2009 and 2011.
