The Queensland government jobs where most people can work from home

The Queensland government jobs where most people can work from home

Some public servants manage to avoid going into the office at all,as working from home remains a dominant trend long after COVID.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Ex-FBI trainee gets 15 months for trading on girlfriend’s info

Ex-FBI trainee gets 15 months for trading on girlfriend’s info

A former FBI trainee is the latest in a number of cases brought by US authorities against people who traded on secret data gleaned from their partners while working from home during the pandemic.

  • byChris Dolmetsch
Ban bosses from blocking working from home unless they have a good reason:unions

Ban bosses from blocking working from home unless they have a good reason:unions

ACTU secretary Sally McManus says sensible changes should be made to awards “that finally bring them into the reality of 2024”.

  • byAngus Thompson
Working 9 to 5? Bosses want to ditch that shift if you work from home

Working 9 to 5? Bosses want to ditch that shift if you work from home

The key employer groups argue that parents and other carers who work from home should be able to spread their eight hours across the day if that suits everybody.

  • byAngus Thompson
Unions warn working from home not a panacea for flexibility

Unions warn working from home not a panacea for flexibility

The Fair Work Commission is looking at whether working-from-home protections can be applied to millions of workers. But unions say there’s more than one way to offer flexibility.

  • byAngus Thompson
For disabled employees,the end of remote work is worrying

For disabled employees,the end of remote work is worrying

Momentum for disabled worker employment gains is petering out,and some believe job seekers with disabilities may face a different outlook in 2024.

  • byAmina Niasse
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Husband snooping on wife’s M&A work gets insider trading charge

Husband snooping on wife’s M&A work gets insider trading charge

Insider-trading cases have surged in the US as a result of couples eavesdropping while working from home

  • byAustin Weinstein
PM says working-from-home can be ‘win-win’ but not everyone is on board

PM says working-from-home can be ‘win-win’ but not everyone is on board

The Fair Work investigation into working-from-home rights is set to inflame the tug-of-war between bosses and employees over how offices run.

  • byAngus Thompson andRachel Clun
Work-from-home battle begins – and the decision could affect millions

Work-from-home battle begins – and the decision could affect millions

The Fair Work Commission is investigating whether it needs to change the basic rights for award workers just a week after the right to disconnect was made law.

  • byAngus Thompson andRachel Clun
New disconnect laws for workers could help,but also harm

New disconnect laws for workers could help,but also harm

New laws allowing employees to disconnect from the work are a reflection of how the digital age has blurred the lines between work and home,but the legislation has potential to both help and harm.

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Laws to stop bosses contacting workers after hours up for debate

Laws to stop bosses contacting workers after hours up for debate

Independent senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie have detailed extensive concerns with the remainder of Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke’s Closing Loopholes legislation.

  • byAngus Thompson