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Is your virtual background making you unproductive?
Hybrid & Remote Work

Is your virtual background making you unproductive?

Video virtual backgrounds are linked to higher fatigue in work calls, with nature scenes offering a simple way to ease the strain.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2024
How to achieve a good work-life balance at home
Hybrid & Remote Work

How to achieve a good work-life balance at home

Remote staff are at risk of burnout as blurred boundaries, isolation and poor routines can erode productivity and family time at home.

By Michael Curreen • 11 min read • Tue, 14th Nov 2023
How the pandemic changed Auckland’s rental market
Hybrid & Remote Work

How the pandemic changed Auckland’s rental market

Rents in Auckland’s outer suburbs have climbed faster than in the city centre since Covid-19, as working from home shifts demand.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2023
Why video calls are bad for brainstorming
Unified Communications

Why video calls are bad for brainstorming

Creative work may suffer online, as a US study found video calls produce fewer ideas than face-to-face meetings.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2022
Covid-19 peaks but its influence will linger
Supply Chain

Covid-19 peaks but its influence will linger

Vacancy rates are easing, but the shift to prime offices and hybrid work will keep reshaping property demand well beyond 2022.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Sun, 3rd Apr 2022
Work-from-home tipped to keep office sector down
Digital Transformation

Work-from-home tipped to keep office sector down

Office vacancies are set to rise as firms and staff keep embracing remote work, squeezing rents and delaying landlords’ recovery.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 20th Feb 2022
Did you check emails over Christmas?
Human Capital Management

Did you check emails over Christmas?

Out-of-hours messages are linked to burnout and poorer health among university staff, with researchers urging firms to respect the right to disconnect.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 16th Jan 2022
Making sense of the Covid traffic light system
Hybrid & Remote Work

Making sense of the Covid traffic light system

Business owners may still face pressure to check vaccine certificates, with experts warning the traffic light plan could deepen inequities and risk.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Mon, 25th Oct 2021
Your responsibilities for staff working from home
Human Capital Management

Your responsibilities for staff working from home

Employers must manage remote workers' health and safety risks, including mental wellbeing, with clear communication and home-working policies.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Sep 2021
How to prepare for Alert Level 3
Risk & Compliance

How to prepare for Alert Level 3

Businesses must shift to remote work where possible as Level 3 rules ban most customer access and require contactless trading.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Aug 2021
Greatest risks to businesses in 2021
Disaster Recovery

Greatest risks to businesses in 2021

COVID-19 has pushed non-occupational disease to the top of the list, as businesses face rising cyber, health and climate risks.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Apr 2021
Workplace Health and Safety: 2020 in review
Risk & Compliance

Workplace Health and Safety: 2020 in review

COVID-19 has accelerated remote-working and training risks as New Zealand’s workplace safety progress stalls and serious injuries rise.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2021
Rules for managing remote workers
Virtual Private Networks

Rules for managing remote workers

Working from home can trigger fresh obligations on contracts, safety, privacy and security, with employers footing extra costs.

By Georgie Hughes • 3 min read • Sun, 20th Sep 2020
How to protect mental well-being working from home
Human Capital Management

How to protect mental well-being working from home

Missing colleagues and blurred boundaries can leave home workers strained unless managers set clear routines and realistic workloads.

By Georgie Hughes • 3 min read • Sun, 13th Sep 2020

Global Stories

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North Korean IT workers infiltrate Western remote jobs
Human Capital Management

North Korean IT workers infiltrate Western remote jobs

North Korean IT workers using Western collaborators and fake identities are infiltrating remote jobs to funnel foreign salaries home.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Yealink debuts hybrid work audio gear at Officeworks
Unified Communications

Yealink debuts hybrid work audio gear at Officeworks

Yealink launches SP92 speakerphone and BH71 Pro headset at Officeworks, targeting hybrid workers needing clearer calls in noisy spaces.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026

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Omnissa honours global innovators in digital workspaces
Digital Signage

Omnissa honours global innovators in digital workspaces

Omnissa launches annual awards spotlighting customer-led innovation in digital workspaces across healthcare, government, travel and finance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026