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In a beauty pageant, the judges look over a slate of
contestants, ask them a few questions, perhaps have the
contestants perform a talent of some sort, and then all the
contestants parade around the stage in fancy dresses or
bathing suits. At the end of all this, the judges proclaim
a winner. She cries because...
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Immigrants are entering agreements with employers to pay
their own taxes and wages in order to obtain New Zealand
permanent residence, and the "scheme" even has its own name
- PYO (pay your own).
Immigration New Zealand says it is investigating a case
where such a scheme has allegedly been used to help a
migrant to...
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It's no secret that the global economic crisis has had far
reaching consequences in terms of employment. The most
common has been companies downsizing and resultant
redundancies.
What this has in turn created is record high unemployment,
leading people to apply for jobs they might otherwise
consider beneath them.
In employment law cases, employees have a duty...
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Employees would rather deal with gossiping co-workers than
with colleagues who have poor time management skills,
according to Randstad, a leading staffing firm and workforce
solutions provider. The company’s new Work Watch survey,
conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs among more than 1,000
employed U.S. adults, revealed the top three workplace pet
peeves to be: people with...
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Take a good look at your keyboard when you get to work
tomorrow - you may be surprised what dangers could be
lurking beneath the keys.
The modern habit of dining "al desko" is leaving a
smorgasbord of crumbs for unwelcome visitors in offices
across New Zealand, say pest control officers.
They say rodent numbers -...
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Over the past month or so people have been asking me about
salaries a lot - employers want to know if other companies
have started to increase their staff's take home pay and
candidates want to know if it's okay to start asking for
more.
When our clients have annual reviews coming up they call...
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It is getting slightly easier to find a job and workers are
getting longer hours after big cutbacks in the recession,
according to economists' forecasts for figures due out later
this week.
But pay rises are still hard to find, with wage growth
likely to be at its lowest level for about a decade in
figures...
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LinkedIn has a great feature allowing its members to ask
questions of other members as well as answer questions.
Besides the obvious benefits of social networking, this is
one of my favorite features! I have always been surprised
by the amount of information that has been returned when I
have asked a question or when I...
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This morning I had a sensational meeting with a potential
business partner for SR360. The one thing that we were both
on the same page with is that Australian companies right now
don't know where to start with being involved with Social
Media. Backing this up, after the meeting I received an
email asking the...
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Ethics: the word seems to be everywhere. The idea of ethical
investment has been around for a long time, and this year a
travel guide was published to point out green (read ethical)
tourism operators for discerning tourists.
Fair trade, free-range and organic, air miles, carbon
footprints - the language of ethical decision-making is all
around...
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Here are 5 key ways in which the lessons you learn on the
road can be used to enrich the life you lead when you return
home…
*1 Time = Wealth*
By far the most important lesson travel teaches you is that
your time is all you really own in life. And the more you
travel,...
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The secretary of state for work and pensions is expected to
call for a "major cultural shift' in the way firms approach
flexible working.
In an interview with The Independent on Sunday, Yvette
Cooper said part-time work should not mean an end to career
progression in a company.
According to The Independent on Sunday, Cooper (pictured)
will...
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A study out in the Journal of Management offers some hard
data to demonstrate how the generations do – and do not
– differ, and the results are surprising.
The study claims that it has finally managed to tease the
influence of generation from career stage by using a large
nationally representative sample of young...
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It's January 2020. You've commuted to the office in your
titanium flying car, to be greeted by a robotic
receptionist. You travelate to your 3D, virtual, interactive
desk which pours you a tall decaf and scans the morning's
to-do list on to your retina ...
Or maybe not. Just as we're still waiting for the...
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Have you ever sat there while your boss stands over you,
desperately searching for that missing document he or she
needs RIGHT NOW? Or have you kept a client waiting on the
phone for several minutes while you've searched for a status
report?
If you have, then however organized and effective you are
in your day-to-day...
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More than two-thirds of New Zealand employers do not have a
policy on their employees' use of social media, according to
a survey.
Employment services company Manpower surveyed 34,000
employers in 35 countries, including over 500 New Zealand
respondents, gauging employer attitudes toward social
networking sites like Facebook and Twitter being used at
work.
It found globally 75%...
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Job seekers can look forward to more opportunities in the
New Year, according to the latest Manpower Employment
Outlook Survey.
The survey indicates that employers in all industry sectors
and all regions are reporting a more upbeat hiring pace for
the first quarter of 2010.
521 New Zealand employers were surveyed.
The Outlook confirms that employer...
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JOB hunters could be back in the driver's seat next year
despite predictions that unemployment will continue to rise
until mid-2010, according to one of Australia's largest
recruitment firms.
Hays managing director Nigel Heap has warned employers that
their workers are restless and that areas of skills shortage
are starting to appear.
"Financial and commercial analysts,...
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Psychological Reasons Behind Why Better Looking People Get
Promoted
If you want to get a raise or a promotion, you might want
to throw on a pair of heels and suck in that belly. Your
looks can help or hinder your chances of getting a well
deserved promotion, regardless of qualifications, especially
in a sour economy...
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Skills shortage will return, says experts Due to drop in
training positions Business Smarts: Check the latest
COMPANIES will again find it difficult to recruit and
retain qualified staff as trading conditions improve,
experts warn.
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and consultant
Deloitte warn that the skills shortage will re-emerge
because of a drop...
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I have a few questions for you:
How much time do you spend in your inbox every day?How
much of that time is truly productive?Does your boss pay you
to read e-mail?
If your answers were, in order: A lot, a little, and no,
then step right up, because it’s time for an e-mail
intervention. Here...
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Twitter, blogs, Facebook and the like are wreaking all kinds
of havoc on the workplace.
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The best you can do is try to achieve the maximum content
with minimum peculiarity.
Read More
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Recently, our Chief Scientist, DJ Patil highlighted an
interesting
trend[http://blog.linkedin.com/2010/02/18/linkedin-analytics-financial/]
around the migration of professionals post the collapse of
several of the major financial institutions. In that post,
we also solicited your ideas and questions. Well, this
week we take on one of the more popular topics - the
emergence of new job titles.
What's an example of...
