International Women's Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Empowerment, calls for action that unlocks equal rights, power and opportunities, and a future where no one is left behind.

The challenges that New Zealand’s organisations must overcome as part of their attraction and retention strategies for 2025.

Hays New Zealand is proud to join the movement to strengthen te reo Māori. Driven by Te Rōpū Manaaki, our Māori Inclusion Working Group, we have progressed several initiatives over the last year to embed te reo into the way we work.

As the extreme skills shortage has largely ended, inflation has lessened, and market predictability settles down, productivity has improved. And yet New Zealand’s employers are still cautious about taking risks. Now is the time to act and take advantage of an ambitious and versatile workforce.

To protect engagement and turnover, our advice is to communicate sensitively with employees about salary increases. More so than ever, when budgets are tight it’s critical to carefully manage salary expectations as part of your retention and engagement strategy. Here we present our advice on how to approach the salary expectation gap.

When budgets are tight for New Zealand businesses, there are benefits other than salary increases that you can offer to reward employees, such as flexible working and career progression.

This National Reconciliation Week, we wanted to take the opportunity to share the progress we’ve made since the launch of our inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in August last year.

When it comes to mental health in the workplace, who is responsible? We discuss ways employers can provide support and practices for good employee wellbeing.

The ‘right to disconnect’ has been front and centre in media reports on the Closing Loopholes Bill, but there are many other aspects for employers to consider. We give an overview of the major changes for organisations and employees alike.

Adopting a Managed Service Provider can be a game-changer for your business. Find out what we’ve learned from our extensive experience as a global MSP provider.

Join the push for gender equality in the construction industry in New Zealand. Discover the crucial changes needed to make it happen. Learn more with Hays.

Learn what the benefits and common barriers are to curiosity. Start implementing the changes to begin building a culture of curiosity in the workplace that will drive more success for your organisation.

To keep you ahead of the curve, we’ve distilled an array of insights, reports and thought leadership across the world of work, enabling your organisation to understand the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Like many organisations, ACF believes salary is a vital component of staff attraction and retention, but it’s not the whole. 

DE&I strategies assist in fostering a sense of belonging, so how can leaders ensure their DE&I strategies are driving this in their teams, especially in a hybrid working world?

The very nature of work is changing, so how does your workforce strategy need to adapt to keep up?

With skill shortages entrenched in our labour market, employers must see beyond the numbers and consider the full benefits they offer.

With major steps being taken globally to make pay transparency law, we look at the benefits and how you can start to implement it.

The results from global trials continue to impress, but is a four-day work week the right fit for your company?

Find out what alternative strategies your organisation needs to be exploring to find the right fit.