No,working from home should not mean a pay cut

No,working from home should not mean a pay cut

In Australia,cutting pay for remote working is still little more than an idea that is being floated,but it’s already becoming reality in the United States.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Should I be expected to absorb the extra work of colleagues with kids?

Should I be expected to absorb the extra work of colleagues with kids?

This week,Kirstin Ferguson fields a question from someone who works full-time and is childless,but feels they are being handed extra work from a colleague whose children are learning from home.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
We’re never leaving the home office:Pandemic offers end to commute

We’re never leaving the home office:Pandemic offers end to commute

Workers are saving time and money by not going into the office.

  • byShane Wright
Faster rail the clincher for city slickers looking for a sea-change

Faster rail the clincher for city slickers looking for a sea-change

The availability of faster rail will be the tipping point for city dwellers considering joining the droves of people migrating to the regions as a result of the pandemic,but most still will prefer to be able to walk to the station.

  • byAngus Thompson andShane Wright
Why you should move for three minutes every half-hour

Why you should move for three minutes every half-hour

The author of a new study has offered two pieces of advice to anyone concerned about over-sitting and their metabolic health.

  • byGretchen Reynolds
How do I say no when peers ask to ‘pick my brain’?

How do I say no when peers ask to ‘pick my brain’?

Saying no to answering people’s questions can be hard,but it feels so good when you find a way. Kirstin Ferguson says the trick is to know when to say no.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
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New infrastructure plan needed as work from home goes regional

New infrastructure plan needed as work from home goes regional

The nation’s peak infrastructure agency says we need an ambitious approach to deal with the changes in our cities and regions caused by COVID-19.

  • byShane Wright
I’m waking up to dozens of after-hours emails from my boss. Help!

I’m waking up to dozens of after-hours emails from my boss. Help!

This is a tricky one since working from home does mean everyone’s usual routines are completely tossed about,but Dr Kirstin Ferguson says bosses have a responsibility to their staff.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
The zoom where it happens:Draft law for NSW Parliament to vote virtually in lockdown

The zoom where it happens:Draft law for NSW Parliament to vote virtually in lockdown

NSW could hold the first fully virtual sitting of any Parliament in Australia if legislation triggering a constitutional amendment passes next month.

  • byLucy Cormack
History tells us what will decide whether we work from home in the future
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History tells us what will decide whether we work from home in the future

That many of us have come to prefer working from home is just one factor that happens to be pulling us in the direction of home.

  • byRoss Gittins
Yes,it’s rude to have your camera off during a video meeting

Yes,it’s rude to have your camera off during a video meeting

Zoom etiquette has evolved over the past 18 months and we need to think about how we’re being perceived by engaging in particular behaviours,says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson