Wednesday, 3 November, 2010 | Tagged in Lifestyle, Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts | Written by NZ Herald
3rd November, 2010
New Zealand Herald
By Cassandra Gaisford
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What would you do if your pay packet dried up tomorrow?
It’s a question many workers face on a monthly, sometimes daily, basis as they contract their way from pay packet to pay packet.
Many job seekers shake their heads and say, “No, the contracting life is [...]
Thursday, 30 September, 2010 | Tagged in Lifestyle | Written by Kristen Barrett
As the clean up continues and more businesses look to return to operation following the earthquake in Canterbury, there is a range of health and safety and employment relations issues that employers and employees may be considering.
The advice here is designed to help businesses and their employees make good, safe, sensible and practical decisions in [...]
Thursday, 10 December, 2009 | Tagged in Lifestyle | Written by Crackerjacks
Have you seen any Crackerjacks stickers around the Auckland CBD lately? From K Road to the Viaduct – if you’re out and about enjoying the end of the year wind-down and you spot a Crackerjacks sticker, take a picture, email it to us and we’ll feature it on our Facebook page! To follow the action, [...]
Thursday, 23 October, 2008 | Tagged in Lifestyle | Written by Kristen Barrett
There is a significant percentage of the population who work on a flexi-time basis. Individuals opt for flexibility for various reasons, for example family obligations, balancing study with work, transitioning into retirement and opening themselves up to working concurrent roles.
According to a Department of Labour paper published in 2006, 40% of New Zealanders have variable [...]
Tuesday, 30 September, 2008 | Tagged in Lifestyle | Written by Kristen Barrett
After having someone else dictate when and where you work the thought of fitting a job into your own schedule sounds like a dream right? You can make this your reality by working as a professional contractor.
New Zealand is currently in the hold of a tightening skills shortage spanning numerous professional sectors. [...]
Tuesday, 1 July, 2008 | Tagged in Contractors, Lifestyle | Written by Crackerjacks
Contracting as a Career
When I first met the Crackerjacks team, I entered a mythical man into the conversation. He lived at Piha, didn’t have to drive into an office everyday, could go surfing at lunchtime and would sit on the deck in the sun with his laptop doing work. This was a cliché that [...]
