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Leaders see AI success, workers see friction

Leaders see AI success, workers see friction

Leaders see AI working far better than their workforce does, and the divide nearly doubles inside large organisations

Disney plans thousands of layoffs as managers face 20% savings target

Prior layoffs, an early retirement offer and a Nov. 17 earnings report frame Disney's next workforce move

Disney plans thousands of layoffs as managers face 20% savings target

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

Output per worker is climbing fast in a few AI-heavy U.S. industries while their payrolls shrink. Goldman Sachs research suggests the wider shakeout tends to wait for a recession

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

Misconduct complaints: What employers can learn from Xero's case

Employers urged to take early legal advice and independent investigators for complaints made against senior leaders

Misconduct complaints: What employers can learn from Xero's case

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Wellbeing designed for Aotearoa

Wellbeing designed for Aotearoa

Ignite's wellbeing platform is based on the iconic Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori model

Transformation

A U.S. giant just collapsed spectacularly. What that teaches employers about succession planning

A U.S. giant just collapsed spectacularly. What that teaches employers about succession planning

A profitable 95-year-old law firm came apart in weeks. Many employers are more exposed than they realise.

Why more oversight can mean less honesty at work

Why more oversight can mean less honesty at work

Research on Chinese officials who fake compliance to protect themselves offers a lesson for NZ employers trying to get people to speak up

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Skilled workers have a world of options – what NZ can do

Skilled workers have a world of options – what NZ can do

NZ supplies as much skilled talent as it competes for, and the market runs well beyond Australia

Employment Law

Mechanic told to 'pack your tools' awarded $97,000

ERA finds employer harassed, underpaid the worker it asked to monitor foreman

Family firm hit with $41K order after ghosting worker's wage claim

No agreement, no records, no KiwiSaver, no show - now, no choice but to pay

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Should Kiwi workers 'make more of a fuss' over their working conditions?