Emma Walsh

Some of the workplace trends predicted for 2024 will present an opportunity for the most attuned employers to secure an advantage for sustaining their workforce to underpin growth and productivity.

Data shows 2023 has been a game-changing year for paid parental leave in Australia. But it also provides some hints about how stigma and entrenched workplace cultures might be holding men back from taking leave.

Only 12% of those taking employer-paid ‘primary’ carer’s leave are men, according to the latest data for 2022 from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

In many respects the illusive future of work has arrived. So will this momentum continue through 2023?

During one of the tightest labour markets we’ve seen in decades, many companies are still trying to attract and retain people using the same old approaches.

The work from home debate has ramped up over the past week, as employers once again deliberate how to avoid COVID-19 office outbreaks and contend with rising living costs.