Posts tagged "part-time work"

Part-time work has the potential to change lives. Done well, it can drive hugely positive outcomes for individuals, families, workplaces and society. Yet most people and organisations don’t realise its power.

Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.

Australian employers too often think about workplace culture only in relation to full-time employees. It's time to consider shift workers as well.

Bunnings reveals a payroll error resulted in some part-time workers receiving incorrect superannuation payments for eight years.

If owners and founders don’t adapt to growing demands for flexible work options, their businesses won't win or retain the best talent.

How can leaders and organisations better support new parents as they return to work? Here's some ideas to try in your workplace.

Full-time flexible policies are not enough and will not mobilise change. We need more part-time roles that are better advertised.

Offering your staff flexibility at work not only boosts their morale and job satisfaction, it fosters trust between employees and their bosses and can save small businesses money too.

‘Working part-time’ is a total misnomer for working parents, writes Rob Sturrock. It's time to do away with the term 'part-time work'.

By Natalie Smith, Queensland University of Technology

Lisa was a young accountant with plenty of experience, solid references and was lo…

The Fair Work Commission has made a landmark decision which will give casual employees covered by an additional 85 workplace awards the righ…

By Jeff Borland, University of Melbourne

Even though part-time work is growing, this growth is slowing over time.

Employment figures …