A ‘perfect storm’ is brewing on the recruitment front as the balance of power shifts from employers to candidates… there is good news for young educated job seekers with pick up in demand from employers for graduates… the soaring exchange rate is causing consternation for some manufacturing exporters but it hasn’t stopped others from continuing to star on the international stage. Read more »
Rising staff levels, more candidate confidence and widening gap between candidate and employer salary expectations are three pressure points that look likely to combine to create ‘perfect storm’ of high demand but short supply in New Zealand’s recruitment market in the year ahead, according to the 2011 Hays Salary Guide released this week. Read more »
Further encouraging signs that our job market is picking up – particularly for those looking for their first job – come from statistics which show employer demand for university graduates is growing significantly. Read more »
New Zealand’s terms of trade are the best they’ve been for 37 years we are told – mostly driven by soaring prices for commodity exports. However, an obstinately high exchange rate is an increasingly challenging headwind for our manufacturers, particularly those exporting something other than dairy and meat products. Executive Update’s economics correspondent Bob Edlin investigates. Read more »
Despite the challenges that New Zealand manufacturing exporters face, number have had good recession and have hurdled the high exchange rates to post impressive growth in offshore markets. Read more »
Responsible governance is not listed as strategic priority at Air New Zealand, but weaving it into the company’s organisational culture is. Read more »
A new report highlights that 7,122 cyber security incidents were recorded in NZ the year to 30 June 2024, 343 of which were triaged for specialist technical support because of
Fergus, a job management software provider for the trade industry in Australia and New Zealand, has announced the appointment of Ben Gracewood as Vice President of Engineering, based in Auckland.
Xero has appointed Jeff Ryan as its Chief People Officer, to replace Nicole Reid, who has decided to leave Xero after six years. Ryan will be responsible for leading Xero’s people