Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin After emerging in Wuhan the Covid-19 virus has turned global trade on its head by disrupting critical supply chains from China to international markets in a classic example of ‘force majeure’ which the Oxford Dictionary defines as a legal term for “Unforeseeable circumstances that prevent the …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin Poland’s location in the very centre of Europe and bordering seven different countries offer a number of advantages for business expansion, giving access to 250 million consumers within a 1,000km radius. Numerous airports and seaports, the network of roads and motorways which is constantly being developed, …
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Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin Over the last sixty plus years, the European Union (EU) has expanded its reach by admitting more countries. With the enlargements from 2004 onwards, the EU added 13 new countries, mainly from Eastern Europe, with low average incomes. After their entry however, these new members have …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin MaDE2020 has been postponed until further notice. Conference dates are to be advised, likely to be in late 2020. Circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have dictated that the MaDE2020 Conference Organisers have postponed the event until later this year. This decision was taken after engaging …
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Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin A 2019 study conducted by Oxford Economics revealed that over the next decade, there could be nearly 14 million robots put to work, and that’s in China alone! Even the introduction of self-driving cars would result in 15% of the world’s workforce being displaced. But automation …
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Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin By now any New Zealand business than can has moved to online and remote working because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. This is when you really get to test how well your Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is performing. How well your ICT stacks up can …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin Since launching less than a year ago, Otis Oat Milk has exceeded all expectations. Founders Tim Ryan and Chris Wilkie were raised on farms in New Zealand and after 10-years in Europe decided to return home. “Seeing the changing consumer that is evolving globally who is …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin A report published in 2020 by a leading recruitment agency in New Zealand revealed that of the approximately 7,800 workers who responded to its survey, two-thirds who work overtime each month do not get paid for it. This report illustrates that overtime culture continues to be …
Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin I want to implement a workflow tracker to ensure staff that work remotely do their contracted hours, but I am getting push back. What are my rights here? If you manage remote workers, you probably trust them for the most part. But every now and then …
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Share on email Share on facebook Share on linkedin The world has experienced numerous flu pandemics over its history. The first was in 1889-1890. This flu infected some 300-900 million people and killed 1 million, the fatality rate being 0.1- 0.28 %. In 1918 the “Spanish flu” infected 500 million and killed around 50 million …
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