Australian CEOs keen to pull the plug on working from home

Australian CEOs keen to pull the plug on working from home

White-collar workers will be back in the office five days a week by 2027,more than 80 per cent of chief executives say in a KPMG survey.

  • byColin Kruger

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For young people,the great Australian dream now means leaving the country

For young people,the great Australian dream now means leaving the country

Phnom Penh is a cool 50.1 per cent cheaper than Melbourne,Bangkok is 41.8 per cent cheaper,and Bali is 36.6 per cent more financially friendly. If you want to save,it’s time to get out of here.

  • byAlexandra Koster
Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead

Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead

Women are voting with their feet in a move to flexible full-time rather than traditional part-time work,a significant snapshot of Australian workplaces reveals.

  • byHamish Hastie
Flexible work is a business benefit – and looks like it’s here to stay
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Jobs

Flexible work is a business benefit – and looks like it’s here to stay

There have always been good and bad aspects to part-time work. But its nature has changed significantly recently – and it’s potentially to employees’ benefit.

  • byAlan Duncan
The most disturbing part of the right to disconnect law is still to come

The most disturbing part of the right to disconnect law is still to come

Employers cannot afford to ignore the right to disconnect because their savvy employees,especially those who are unionised,definitely won’t.

  • byNatasha Hawker
The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent
Opinion
Opinion

The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

Employers have been the big winners from ‘availability creep’. The right to disconnect simply recalibrates the workplace balance.

  • byFiona Macdonald
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Is menopause killing women’s work,or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Is menopause killing women’s work,or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact,risking women’s economic security,critics say.

  • byWendy Tuohy
The crazy WFH experiment is over. Water coolers are the biggest winners

The crazy WFH experiment is over. Water coolers are the biggest winners

The nation’s biggest workforce has been ordered back to the office,but I’m not sure I agree with Chris Minns’ mandate.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Who’s going to win the return-to-office tug of war?
Opinion
Opinion

Who’s going to win the return-to-office tug of war?

There’s a colossal battle happening right now in many workplaces across the country,pitting WFH employees against their office-obsessed bosses.

  • byTim Duggan
Getting bothered by co-workers is another reason for more WFH
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Workplace

Getting bothered by co-workers is another reason for more WFH

Being interrupted at work to perform pointless or unrelated tasks causes stress and can hurt productivity,Queensland research has found.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Bosses demanding a return to the office should stop and listen to women
Opinion
Opinion

Bosses demanding a return to the office should stop and listen to women

The benefits of flexible work are particularly appreciated by women,who have indicated clearly it is non-negotiable.

  • byPip Dexter