Wellington council spending millions on half-empty office space
A review of council working arrangements is underway, given occupancy is just 50 per cent.
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The New New Zealand: Rebuilding Better - The future of work
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The big corporate where only 70% of workers can come into the office
Hybrid working has become more of a permanent shift for some businesses.
The top faux pas that are driving us out of the office
It seems it doesn't take a lot for colleagues to get under our skin.
Viral TikTok shows remote worker panic when boss calls during a flight
Viewers quickly offered tips for dodging the surprise meeting request.
Jobs For Mums: Auckland start-up has big plans
Why stay-at-home mothers could be the key to fixing the country's labour shortage.
Focus: The Kiwi company offering unlimited annual leave
Actionstep's Vice President of engineering Stevie Mayhew describes offering all employees unlimited annual leave as a 'high–trust model'. Video / NZ Herald
'Expect anxiety': How to cope with returning to the office - expert's top tips
When one-time normal becomes abnormal - how to cope with being back among colleagues.
Mum on challenges of starting job in lockdown
Emma-Kate Greer didn't expect her colleagues to e-meet her children quite so soon.
'Highest figures since mid-90s': Shops ditch Auckland CBD
The jump in vacancy rates is another sign the way some of us work is changing.
Worst week in 15 years: How one bar fared during work-from-home phase
In the first week in March the pub made less than on a pre-Covid Friday.
Heartbreak on Queen St: 60-hour weeks, rising debt and fading hope
'We just need the workers back', one longtime Queen St retailer says.
No commute, more family time: The big company letting workers move away - and take their city wages with them
Xero senior project manager David Michl now works from his home office in Wanaka.
Matt Heath: WFH sucks. We need to get back to the office ASAP
"When are we going to be allowed to live a normal f***ing life again?"
'De facto lockdowns': The devastating impact of Omicron's Big Sick on the economy
Sick people and those self-isolating won't be able to leave their homes under new rules.
'Office nostalgia': What Kiwis think of working from home
Survey reveals younger employees finding it harder at home.
Top tips for 'unplugging' on your summer holiday
Struggle to ditch your device on holiday? Here's how to properly unplug.
Exhausted execs: Warning signs you're heading for burnout
Business leaders are at risk of burnout because of increased workloads due to Covid-19.
Local Focus: So far so good in level 3 for Whanganui
Variety of fare available among the masks and 'smeyes'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Lockdown work meetings blur lines of privacy and professionalism
Online meetings are now a daily routine for many people working from home.
'Bracing myself': Parents preparing for week of home schooling
Government has confirmed the level 4 restrictions will run until at least Tuesday night.
Jacqui Southey: Who'd want to be a parent in lockdown?
OPINION: How to survive the daily grind of alert level 4 with kids - and sanity - intact.
Disney to require employees to get Covid jab
It is the latest US corporation to mandate Covid vaccines for its employees.
Covid construction chaos: Why NZ's building industry is struggling to cope
Skyrocketing costs, shortages and delays: here's how to beat the building blues.
Let's make diverse workplaces so normal we don't even talk about it
'I've seen almost a halo effect of empathy that develops among the teammates.'
Survey reveals NZers' biggest internet fears, working from home hurdles
A survey has revealed Kiwis' internet hopes and fears as working from home increases.
Lockdown family's Wi-Fi nightmare
'I got like really stressed about it because I love my teacher.'
Co-parenting lessons learned in lockdowns
Top tips to help parents and kids during lockdown.
Waiheke's housing woes: Renters miss out, demand 'almost out of control'
What does the future hold for popular Hauraki Gulf island as housing shortage balloons?
Jeremy Sutton: Positive lessons from a tough year
Columnist Jeremy Sutton learns a few lessons from the challenges of 2020.
Simon Wilson: Is your office good enough to go to work in?
Now we know we can work from home, how will companies keep us turning up to the office?
Working from home - what's your carbon footprint?
While it might mean fewer meetings and less travelling - is it as virtuous as we think?
Barber shops shut in Auckland CBD - 'blame Mayor Goff'
Barber shop directs complaints to Phil Goff after closing three stores.