Daily bread 08/31/2019

• Working in New Zealand | Work in New Zealand | New Zealand Now

  • positive, ‘can do’ attitude
  • think and work independently
  • collaborating and working with others
  • huge number of New Zealand businesses average under 14 employees
  • businesses with less than 20 employees, account for 40% of economic output
  • fewer organisational layers
  • feel more involved and more part of the organisation, rather than being just one small cog in a giant machine
  • challenged to do a wider range of things related to your role
  • opportunities to expand your skill set
  • flexible and prepared to apply 'Kiwi ingenuity' to solving new challenges
  • Unstructured, independent working
  • a strong independent streak
  • Status, rank and hierarchies are much less important
  • Managers are respected by the staff, but they are seen as one of the team
  • nearly always address superiors, colleagues and clients by their first names
  • treat everyone the same
  • judge you on your ability and what you achieve in your job
  • Management style is usually informal
  • dress quite casually
  • regularly mix socially with people from work
  • relaxed, almost family atmosphere
  • expected that everyone will contribute ideas and feedback
  • more likely to make a suggestion than tell someone directly how things should change
  • teams here tend to be smaller, getting on with other people at work is very important
  • a quick chat before starting work and getting involved in conversations at breaks helps you become part of the team
  • good to meet people at social and other events like training and presentations
  • New Zealand workers enjoy about the best work/life balance in the world
  • sympathetic to the needs of employees who have families
  • 90% of people say their employer would let them take time off occasionally for special events involving family
  • Three quarters rated their work as having a lot or a fair amount of flexibility
  • Considering a request for flexible working hours from an employee who is caring for others is required by employment law here
  • ‘Working from home’, while increasingly an option for many employees, is not as widely established here as it is in other countries

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