Many companies and countries are actively trialling a four-day working week. Surely it’s time for Australia to give it a go,too.
The ‘great resignation’ we saw in the latter half of 2021 is expected to take a different shape in 2022,says Reejig chief executive Siobhan Savage.
The pandemic has upended the workplace leading companies are throwing life-changing,once unthinkable perks at staff. But that is not enough to keep workers satisfied.
After embracing flexible work styles during the pandemic,some companies are now embracing a shorter week.
The pandemic has shown us that it’s possible to balance family life and work – and it would be a shame if that was lost as workers return to the office.
The super-keen can’t wait to break out their workwear,those on the fence are sorry for what they’re giving up and some feel sick at the prospect of returning to the office.
Australia has one of the least generous parental leave schemes in the world,but Spotify’s head of HR is “calling bullshit” after introducing a suite of radical new policies.
Research suggests workers and employers want different things from the shift towards working from home,setting the scene for years of negotiation.
Today on Please Explain,senior economics writer Jessica Irvine joins Nathanael Cooper to look at whether a three-day weekend could be on the cards.
The businessman discusses errors made in scaling up Airtasker,opportunities for job creation in Australia,and the deaths that changed how he approaches life.
Momentum is building around the world for implementing shorter work weeks,and Dr Kirstin Ferguson says the conversation should soon be raised locally.