Author Rachel Loo
A concise and valuable refresher from Employment New Zealand outlines obligations for employers on a wide range of relevant topics from rights and responsibilities through to hiring and employment. Plus a lot more. Well worth a read even if you are sheltering behind the delusion that is someone else’s responsibility.
The certification framework developed by not-for-profit organisation Carbon and Energy Professionals allows people to gain and demonstrate knowledge across a range of energy and carbon management areas, which its proponents describe as “a real step up for carbon and energy management in New Zealand and people looking to enter this growing sector.”
Workers with neurodivergent diagnoses such as autism, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could radically improve organizations’ ability to innovate. Some corporations are seeing neurodivergent people as highly innovative because they think so differently from others. They would bring a lot of these innovative ideas to the organization if employers better understand their strengths and needs.
Property Technology advances (Proptech) promise to be a major disruptor in the market with a range of automated procedures from costs, commissions to legal compliance and reporting. It will close the gap between the major players, start-ups and small business.
Schneider has taken a proactive approach to mitigating arc flash risk after identifing a level 3 arc flash rating in some switchboards. The company designed and installed an ARC Flash protection solution, effectively mitigating the risks associated with potential arc flash incidents.
McKinsey reports on the need for companies to rethink their talent strategy in the face of the AI skills revolution. If every company needs to be a software company, do you have a software organisation that can deliver?
Schneider has taken a proactive approach to mitigating arc flash risk after identifing a level 3 arc flash rating in some switchboards. The company designed and installed an ARC Flash protection solution, effectively mitigating the risks associated with potential arc flash incidents.
Real estate companies accept the imperative to decarbonize buildings, but find the task difficult, laborious and expensive.A McKinsey report late last year illustrates how an AI-informed approach makes it faster, easier, and cheaper to decarbonize real estate. Learn how Ventas is doing it.
Brightstar is offering discounts on a range of its conferences if you book and pay by the end of the September. Health & safety subject areas include Delivering Disability Services, Primary and Community Care; Equity in Health. There are also conferences on Cyber Security, Electromobility and Floods and Erosion.
An EU report finds advanced robotics leverages progress in artificial intelligence, machine learning and sensor technologies. The enhanced capabilities of new- generation robots facilitate increased collaboration between humans and robots, partly by ensuring safety when humans and robots are working in proximity.
The AsiaPacific offers a diverse range of investable residential assets according to a new CBRE report on living sector investment which touches on New Zealand where it takes 11 times annual income to afford a home compared to six times in in Australia and the US.
Methane gas emissions are a well-known contributor to climate change. Methane emission reduction from landfills is a comprehensive study on the reduction of these emissions from a waste management perspective prepared by the Solid Waste Association.
Fujitsu has achieved all four Microsoft Security Specialisations, cementing its position as a leading provider of cutting-edge cloud security solutions across Australia and New Zealand
Mammoet’s SK6000 allows large energy and infrastructure projects to build from bigger pieces, in parallel. Lifting 3,000 tonnes to a height of 220m it has a key role in offshore wind farm planning, where fast growth of components has led to supply chain issues.
There are a lot of reasons why companies say they can’t grow. Remember the PPP framework of people, products, and processes? There are many thoughts about the order of importance of these, but none can exist without the other.
A report published late last year through Waste Management World looks at the role of chemical recycling versus mechanical recycling in the fight against plastic waste. Are the two methods friends or foes, competition or cooperation?
