Working From Home
Auckland business leader echoes call to curb working from home
Minister Nicola Willis yesterday issued a three point directive to public service CEO's stating working from home is not an entittlement. It should only be agreed to if it does not compromise employee… Audio
Working from home a boon for suburban outlets
The work from home nature of the omicron outbreak has struck a tough blow to inner cities across the country.
But the move to home base has been a boon for some suburban eateries, who have been… Video, Audio
Does working from home work?
Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel have been looking at the psychology and realities of remote work during the pandemic and put their findings together in a new book titled Out of Office - The big… Audio
Back to Work - and the future of how and where we will work.
Bill looks at the future of work after our last couple of years; the old normal, the new normal, working during a pandemic. And as we hear about the great resignation, he considers a few pros and cons… Audio
Bart de Vries: the former physio making "the world's healthiest desk"
A Wellington-based former physiotherapist turned entrepreneur has been hailed for making "the world's healthiest desk". Bart De Vries' attractive and easily adjustable birchwood Limber desks help… Video, Audio
Working from home not for everyone
Agencies that work with victims of domestic violence are calling on employers to consider workers' safety before they push more working-from-home options. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in more… Audio
The top 10 in tech for 2020
Tech commentator Sarah Putt looks back at some of the biggest stories in the tech world this year, including some Covid-forced innovations in health IT acceleration, increase in cyberattacks, 27-year… Audio
Future of offices will change due to technology and covid 19
Dr Paula O'Kane has researched how technology will impact future workplaces and practices. She talks to the Panel about how Covid 19 has also affected workplaces. Audio
During lockdown, were you working from home, or sleeping at work?
An informal talk from Prof. Darl Kolb about the experience of working from home, recorded during 2020's online version of the University of Auckland's Raising the Bar series. Audio
Will workers return to our CBDs?
In our biggest cities many workers are pretty comfortable staying at home for the foreseaable future, but that's having an impact on CBD businesses. Audio
Can we keep lockdown's silver linings?
How can New Zealand hang on to the silver linings of lockdown? The quiet, the lack of air pollution, the family bike rides, working from home, the kinder politics. Or will we quickly return to… Audio
NZers enjoy working from home, Otago Uni study
A study of New Zealanders working from home has found people were at least, if not more, productive than they are in the office.
The University of Otago surveyed more than two-and-a-half thousand New… Audio
Ghost town: Wellington workers are staying home
In the capital city thousands of public servants aren't heading back to work any time soon. Audio
Our giant 'Green Eggs and Ham' moment
The Covid-19 lockdown has forced a 'Green Eggs and Ham' moment on many businesses and government departments which could jumpstart our adoption of digital technology and productivity. Audio
Working from home with Paul Spain
Now that WFH (working from home) has become a thing and even a new term in the Oxford dictionary, we check in with Paul Spain, Chief Executive and Futurist, Gorilla Technology, to see what tech he’s… Audio
Technology and your home office
Just about anyone who's still working, is working from home. We look at the social and technical issues behind the big shift to your new "office". Audio
Advice to employers coping with Covid-19 isolation
More than 9000 New Zealanders are in isolation as the country deals with the global outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus, but what issues is this throwing up for employers? Earlier this week the… Audio
The pros and cons of working from home
An item caught our attention all about working from home, or attempting to work from home... Audio
Security 'at risk' with justice from home
The Ministry of Justice's plan to make some staff work from home raises security concerns, the Public Service Association says.