New Randstad research throws up some surprises around what employees most want from their paymasters. It also shows huge divide between what men and women say they want. Blame it on the economy, we say. The same study also fires up debate about how best to judge good employer. As we all know, the view from the outside may differ from what some people on the inside may say. Read more »
Kiwi job seekers now put long-term job security and the financial health of company at the top of their wish-list when thinking about where they’d like to work. Both factors are now seen as more significant than they were year ago, according to new research by Randstad, global recruitment and HR services company. Read more »
Given the chance, more people in New Zealand would like to work for Air New Zealand than for any other local organisation. That’s the upshot from the recent Randstad Awards where Air New Zealand topped the list of commercial companies and, for the second year running, took out the overall prize as most attractive employer. Read more »
Global market research must now focus less on precision and more on direction, according to visiting specialist from Canada, Dr Darrell Bricker. The CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs told group of researchers and market clients in Auckland recently that research has never been harder. Read more »
Close to one in 10 New Zealand employees changed roles inside their own company in the past three months, but pay across the market barely moved, new data shows.
The World Economic Forum recently released its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2026, identifying what it sees as breakthroughs poised to reshape economies and societies within the next three to five years.
Under pressure, leaders default to their dominant behavioural style. The leaders who know what that is, and what it gives, or costs, the people around them, are the ones who lead well when it counts, writes Tony Gardner.