How supporting the diverse needs of employees improves gender equality
While most people agree that hybrid work is here to stay, the conversation remains open as to what exactly that should look like.
Change or be swept out to sea: The case for remote work
Adam Barty of Revium says he is tired of various leaders dismissing remote work and feels compelled to share a contrarian view.
‘Probably not going to work out’: Amazon CEO’s message to remote employees
Amazon’s three-day-a-week policy replaced previous policies that enabled individual teams to decide on working from home.
Return to office mandates by employers: What the law says
Can an employer, having first directed you to work from home, now turn around and mandate you don’t?
One in three Australian businesses say employees have resigned due to back-to-office mandates
The findings come as Australian businesses steadily wind back the remote work privileges which became standard during COVID-19 lockdowns.
“We see it differently”: Atlassian celebrates remote work philosophy as financial results beat expectations
Australian tech giant Atlassian says its remote work policy is central to its recent success, posting better-than-expected financial results as business leaders and commercial real estate interests debate the benefits of back-to-office measures.
What counts as meaningful work for Australians, and how it’s changed since the pandemic
Before any of us ever thought of a pandemic, the top three factors driving meaningful work were, leadership, culture and purpose.
Why employees with disabilities have more to lose with the back-to-office push
Researchers have also found the employment rate for disabled people in Australia has decreased over the past decade.
Scott Farquhar’s WFH rallying cry backed by independent business
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar, one of Australia's most prominent remote work supporters, has again made headlines for his out-of-office sensibilities — and drawn support from small business founders a decade into their own WFH strategy.
Jeff Kennett wants pay cuts for those working from home. Here’s why it wouldn’t work
If you’re working from home today, you’re saving money and stress on commuting. So why not take a pay cut to help compensate those who have no choice but to go to a place of work?
Why working from home has helped my mental health – and my career
The author who has been working from home since a while breaks down the myths around remote work, career and mental health.
How businesses can build culture-first workplaces in the era of remote work
Are you trying to figure out how to achieve a human-to-human connection, a culture-first approach in a “remote first” workplace?