Flexible thinking
Responsibility for HR and corporate communications ensures DB Breweries' Mark Campbell is a very busy man—but, as Miriam Bell discovers, that's what he thrives on.

Career management from afar
Organisations can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars employing people offshore yet risk losing their investment because they fail to manage their careers. Jerry Saville looks at some of the challenges for HR, for expatriates and attempts to answer 'What happens when its time to come home?'

Getting it right
Employing workers and would-be residents from overseas can be fraught with difficulty. David Ryken discusses the issues surrounding job offers for immigration purposes and warns that employers can no longer afford to be naive.

Ensuring relocation success
Moving your staff and their families around the world, or even around the country, can be stressful for all involved. With the right help settling in, however, everyone can get off to a positive start. Libby Svensen explains how relocation specialists can help and the importance of making settlement services a part of any package.

RECRUITMENT: Recruiting overseas—myths and realities
There's a perception that somewhere offshore workers are queuing to come to New Zealand. But, warns Dave Stewart, the punters are not always quite what we expect. He explores the realities.

Travelling towards productivity
Retaining the productivity of your staff when they travel can be difficult, especially when the weather just isn't cooperating. Greg Hamilton explores how productivity is lost during business travel, and how to get it back.

'Model behaviour' for New Zealand leadership
Many managers don't lack the effort or desire to be good leaders, says Phil Kerslake. They simply have not had the right kind of training and leadership-specific development to meet the challenge.

Speaking the lingo
When it comes to business people speaking a second language, New Zealand lags behind other countries. But as Lyndsey Swan discovers, even a little learning goes a long way in sending the right messages.

HEALTH & SAFETY: Looking after staff abroad
You might be knowledgeable about your company's health and safety obligations towards employees when they are in the country, but what about when they are overseas on company business? Mark Avery discusses what you need to be aware of when sending employees overseas.

CASE IN POINT: Independent contractor or employee?
A recent Supreme Court decision clarifies an area of law that can be difficult to negotiate, says Mike Gould, who acted for the employee in the case. Whether a person is a contractor or an employee depends on the overall picture of how those involved relate to each other on an ongoing, day-by-day basis.

Election issues
With the election approaching, Employment Today invited the employment relations/labour spokespersons from the main parties to outline their policies.

Diversity in action
For Philippa Reed, New York was the ideal place for a conference on diversity and work-life balance. Not only did its art galleries nourish her own interests, its pavements demonstrated diversity in action. But what can New Zealand workplaces learn from US organisations which are encouraging productivity through diversity?

STRATEGIC HR: Do we value HR enough?
Everybody realises intuitively that HR is valuable, yet we still treat labour as a cost rather than an asset. Paul Toulson looks forward to a time when the rhetoric about the importance of HR is matched by its treatment in organisations.

LEGAL SOLUTIONS: Justifiable options
Are your IT staff leaving themselves open to prosecution when monitoring your network for porn? Can you justify telling other staff about a team member's mental health condition? Kate Hoyle has the answers.

PUBLIC SECTOR: Make me redundant
It's not up to an employee to decide if he or she should be made redundant, says Paul Robertson. A recent ERA decision says it is for the employer to decide if there is a requirement for a reduction in the number of employees.

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