Puppies! At work? Wishful thinking or the future of office life

Puppies! At work? Wishful thinking or the future of office life

It’s no secret Luna Hill is the office favourite. But Luna’s not like any employee,the Border Collie has come to work with owners Sylvia and Matt Hill since she was eight weeks old.

  • byAmelia McGuire

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Your ability to focus may be limited to five hours a day. Here’s how to work around that

Your ability to focus may be limited to five hours a day. Here’s how to work around that

To maximise focus,do your work in chunks,schedule breaks in between,protect your most creative time and reduce distractions.

  • byKeri Wiginton
Revealed:three ways NSW economy can get a $16b boost

Revealed:three ways NSW economy can get a $16b boost

The NSW Productivity Commission has said improving teaching,housing and skills are the best way to lift living standards in NSW. It has also recommended allowing nuclear power generation.

  • byMatt Wade
Revenge bedtime procrastination:what it is and why we fall for it

Revenge bedtime procrastination:what it is and why we fall for it

The practice of delaying sleep for life-affirming “me time” has some experts concerned over the vicious cycle it creates.

  • byKimberly Gillan
I’m pregnant and applying for a new job. Should I tell?

I’m pregnant and applying for a new job. Should I tell?

Finding the right moment to tell anyone you are having a baby – let alone telling a new boss – is tough,but Dr Kirstin Ferguson says there are a few things to consider in deciding whether to share the news.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
Stop feeling guilty about working out at lunch – it’s saving you time

Stop feeling guilty about working out at lunch – it’s saving you time

The majority of workers don’t take exercise breaks out of guilt or because they’re “too busy” despite compelling evidence showing they improve productivity.

  • bySarah Berry
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Work is everywhere now,so do staff have a ‘right to disconnect’?

Work is everywhere now,so do staff have a ‘right to disconnect’?

Australian companies are grappling with ways to ensure their staff don’t burn out as work and home blur,and as unions start to push for an enforceable right to switch off.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Yes,working from home makes you more productive,study finds

Yes,working from home makes you more productive,study finds

The great work-from-home experiment occasioned by the pandemic has sparked endless debates about whether employees work as effectively from the kitchen table as they do from the office. Turns out they do.

  • byEnda Curran
To make the most of your snippets of downtime,start with a pause

To make the most of your snippets of downtime,start with a pause

Downtime can often seem like a laughable concept in our busy modern lives,but with some planning there are ways to carve out time to do what we love.

  • byKimberly Gillan
Cutting workers’ pay and conditions worsens our productivity
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Cutting workers’ pay and conditions worsens our productivity

Productivity isn’t improving much because firms have found easier ways of increasing their profits. Such as,by cutting costs.

  • byRoss Gittins
Can you make your brain work harder for you?

Can you make your brain work harder for you?

To better cope with stress,uncertainty and challenges,neuroscience research increasingly points to the concept of brain fitness.

  • bySarah Berry