Business in Brief
BUSINESS IN BRIEF
Big Business in bite sized snippets
Glass ceiling still intact in Australia
Office staff in demand
Bankers are now just as sought after as builders in Christchurch as demand for white-collar workers soars. Canterbury is experiencing significant job growth with a 29 per cent jump in new jobs being advertised in the region in April, compared to April last year, according to figures
issued by job website Seek.
The region is bucking the national trend, which saw new jobs drop four per cent across New Zealand last month. Source: Fairfax NZ News
Kiwi Cyclist Alison Shanks Named as P&G Olympic Ambassador - Official Olympic Games sponsor and Proud Sponsor of Mums, Procter & Gamble (P&G) have announced its support of New Zealand cyclist Alison Shanks as part of its campaign for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Alison Shanks is an Olympic hopeful and with her place in the New Zealand Olympic team for 2012 she will take the hopes of a nation to London.
Shanks was recently crowned World Champion for the 3,000
metre individual pursuit in Melbourne. Source: Procter & Gamble
Guy on plane next to me was an entrepreneur. Watched movies and played 'vid' games entire flight while I worked. What
can I learn from this? Sarah Robb O'Hagan, Chief Marketing Officer of Gatorade
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Why is it only New Zealand women who've become promiscuous? Has the country been overwhelmed by
Hard life having to continually sample "Mother's Ruin" cocktail for Mother's Day event. Decided it had to be gin based.
rampant lesbians? Rachel Smalley, TV3 Journalist
More than two-thirds of Australia's chief executives say they have no plans to ensure that females be included in any short list to fill senior management positions, a report has found.
The findings are in a survey undertaken by Dun and Bradstreet and support group Chief Executive Women, released today.
It found 68% of respondents said they would not be mandating that female candidates be included in any short list to fill senior management positions over the next six months.
Separately, the survey said 75% of Australia's chief executives did not intend to appoint a female to a senior management position in the
next three months. Source: TVNZ
She said WHAT?
Whee! Ruth Pretty, Ruth Pretty Catering Founder
Well, after that awful reaction I won't be having the flu jab again. Ever!
Deborah Pead, Pead PR Founder
