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.
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.
Workers are saving time and money by not going into the office.
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.
The author of a new study has offered two pieces of advice to anyone concerned about over-sitting and their metabolic health.
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.
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.
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.
NSW could hold the first fully virtual sitting of any Parliament in Australia if legislation triggering a constitutional amendment passes next month.
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.
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.