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‘Right to disconnect’ laws allow workers to ignore communications from their employer outside of scheduled working hours. (Shutterstock)

‘Right to disconnect’ laws are a step toward healthier, more productive and more inclusive workplaces

The right to disconnect targets the growing problems of constant connectivity and over-availability, and can lead to healthier work-life balance, improved productivity and more inclusive workplaces.
The fact that women are lagging behind in the use and mastery of artificial intelligence is threatening their progress in the labour market. (Shutterstock)

Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work

The majority of jobs will be affected by AI within the next 10 years. Women need to learn how to use this new technology if they don’t want to lose momentum in the job market.
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An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right

With 70 work-related deaths each year, the government’s review of health and safety rules is very timely. But simply reducing red tape won’t fix the deeper problems.

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