Global giant Unilever to trial four-day working week in NZ

Global consumer goods giant Unilever is to trial a four-day working week in its New Zealand arm ahead of a potential roll-out to its more than 165,000 workers.Nick Bangs, chief executive of Unilever New Zealand, said from Monday... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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IRD cracks down on residential property investors shirking tax rules

By RNZ Inland Revenue is cracking down on residential property investors who have sold without paying tax on the profits.The department is matching tax returns with property transactions and is contacting who might be affected... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Auckland businessman told to pay $1900 in fees for car he sold 11 years ago

An Auckland businessman is bewildered after the Ministry of Justice told him he owed nearly $2000 in fines on a car he sold 11 years ago.Craig Urquhart recently received a voicemail message from the Ministry of Justice informing... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Deloitte Top 200: What makes a top class CEO when navigating the future?

Strong, adaptive leadership while staying focused on the future are crucial traits for the modern day chief executive, especially when dealing with the challenge of Covid-19, says ServiceNow country manager Hamish Miles.Commenting... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Mass job cuts: Qantas axes thousands of jobs in massive overhaul

Qantas has confirmed thousands of ground staff will lose their jobs following a cost cutting decision to outsource the majority of its ground handling operations.The embattled Australian airline has revealed 2000 jobs will be axed... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid-19 hits NZ exporters' transport costs – survey

New Zealand exporters are facing higher costs and lower frequency of transport options to get their products to market, largely due to the impact of Covid-19 on supply chains around the world, according to an ExportNZ-DHL survey.The... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Deferred loans head 'back to normal' – Bankers Association

More than two-thirds of mortgage and personal loans that had principal and interest repayments deferred due to the impact of Covid-19 were now "back to normal", says the New Zealand Bankers' Association.At the same time, nearly... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Five reasons why banishing backpackers and targeting wealthy tourists would be a mistake for NZ

Raise your hand if you've ever travelled for weeks or months as a backpacker on a limited daily budget. Keep your hand up if you were made welcome in the places you visited on your OE , enjoyed chance encounters and experienced the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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The Spinoff: Can you really make $400 a day picking cherries?

Originally published by The Spinoff Claims that cherry pickers can pull in $400 a day should have all of us packing our bags and heading south. But is orchard work really that lucrative? Every year, as a crisp and blissful summer... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Multimillionaire retired CEO dies after house fire

Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46.Hsieh was with family when he died Friday, according to DTP Companies,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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