BENJINA, Indonesia (AP) ” The Burmese slaves sat on the floor and stared through the rusty bars of their locked cage, hidden on a tiny tropical island thousands of miles from home.Just a few yards away, other workers loaded cargo…
What sort of bad boss do you have?
Working for an unreasonable boss can cause health problems, including increasing employees’ risk of heart disease and heart attack.
Australia gives conditional support to China-proposed bank
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ” Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday that he supported the proposed development of a Chinese-backed Asian regional bank as long as it was transparent and not run by a single country.Prime Minister…
John Drinnan: Sky TV chief shrugs off breaking of the dam
After a long slow leak the dam has finally burst for Sky Television and its pay TV monopoly.The global video on demand service Netflix launched in New Zealand yesterday.The US-based company joins Quickflix, Spark’s Lightbox, Sky’s…
Lockheed Martin develops climate change weapons
The head of one of the world’s most innovative fish farms sports a scruffy beard and talks about saving the planet by moving “toward a culture of nurture.”His office is a trailer near the beach, where the views are of dolphins,…
Man wins $9000 compensation for unfair dismissal
A man who was fired for inappropriate behaviour on a work trip to Thailand, including racking up expenses while dining with female escorts, has won his claim of unfair dismissal.Peter David Hall worked for Dionex PTY Ltd (DPL) from…
UK study: women to make up 25 pct of boards by end of 2015
LONDON (AP) ” The percentage of women on the boards of the country’s top companies is on track to meet a target of 25 percent by the end of the year, a study tracking female achievement said Tuesday.The report from the Cranfield…
Your Business: Outsourcing offshore – Aaron Muir, Argus Tracking
How did you come to start outsourcing your manufacturing offshore? We originally sourced our first generation tracking hardware from a niche supplier in Canada who was recommended to us, but eventually their security of supply,…
Draghi rejects ECB is blackmailing Greece
Mario Draghi has pushed back this week against an accusation that the European Central Bank is blackmailing Greece and compounding the pressure on the country.”Let me disagree with you about everything you said,” Draghi told Portuguese…
Feb trade surplus smaller than tipped
New Zealand recorded a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in February, led by declining dairy exports, while the annual deficit widened to the largest in more than five years.Statistics New Zealand said the trade surplus…