Tired of attending useless meetings? Turns out,your boss is probably sick of them,too.
As the hamster wheel of life and work starts to spin faster the time is ripe to pause and consider a different approach.
Working long hours and sacrificing family and social time for the job is considered a badge of honour,rather than a big red flag. It’s time that thinking changed.
The October budget downgraded Australia’s assumed productivity growth rate. It translates into lower living standards and poorer wages for everyone.
Peter Achterstraat says the five-day office working week is a thing of the past but the city remains essential to both innovation and tourism.
The state government wants to make kindergarten education free for 15 hours a week from next year. But some kinders say the funding isn’t enough to cover their costs.
It’s not just about getting rich,it’s about quality of life – but what is productivity? And why does it matter?
There’s a lot of muddled and dishonest talk about the relationship between wages and productivity. Much of this comes from the employer lobby groups.
This week’s Jobs and Skills summit will endeavour to address shortcomings in the world of work. But what we really need to do is to ensure that our lives are not defined by what we do to earn a wage.
More employees are being tracked,recorded and ranked over their workday. What is gained,companies say,is efficiency and accountability. But what is lost?
A lack of dynamism across the economy is contributing to lower wages and pushing up prices,new research suggests.