2024 – Year of the restructure?

2024 – Year of the restructure?
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Bronwyn Heenan
In Simpson Grierson’s fourth edition of our pre-election survey of employers, 36% of respondents said they planned to restructure or make people redundant within a year.  With the coalition talks rumbling on, everyone is aware of David Seymour and Act’s position on wanting to dramatically reduce the headcount of the public service by up to 15,000 employees.  Act particularly singled out the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and thinks it could reduce staff by 50%.   The party noted that as of...

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