Staying On New Zealand

Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:00 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Kate Wilkinson Minister of Labour A review of workers’ rights to ask for flexible work arrangements has found strong support for extending the power to all employees. Read the Press Release here Read the Department of Labour report here

Countries able to best make use of older workers seeking to remain employed beyond retirement age will have a competitive advantage over those that don’t, according to a new book released by the World Economic Forum in Davos. Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise?, contains a collection of essays written by business and political leaders [...]

The Department of Labour have released a report on the impact of the legislative changes made in 2008 that enabled greater flexibility for people with caring responsibilities. Among the main findings: A majority of employee-reported requests for flexibility were accepted by employers without recourse to the formal legal process. Interestingly, the level of awareness of [...]

Reinventing the Workplace This report from UK think-tank Demos argues that it would be both economically short-sighted and socially irresponsible to roll back the progress in implementing flex work practices made over the past decade, due to pressures in a time of economic uncertainty. The recession will not go on forever, whereas the need for [...]