Elon Musk’s return-to-office mandate flies in the face of the new reality

Elon Musk’s return-to-office mandate flies in the face of the new reality

His demand that Tesla staff stop “phoning it in” and get back to the office has thrust the world’s richest person into the noisy debate over the future of work.

  • byMatthew Boyle

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Workers in the office feel less connected than those working from home,study finds

Workers in the office feel less connected than those working from home,study finds

CEOs hellbent on getting workers back in the office say that being physically together boosts connectivity. Turns out that’s not the case.

  • byJo Constantz
Bosses don’t follow their own advice in returning to the office

Bosses don’t follow their own advice in returning to the office

Bosses are hellbent on getting their staff back into the office. It’s just that the rules don’t necessarily apply to them.

  • byRyan Cavataro
Help! I feel I’m being taken advantage of at work because of my age

Help! I feel I’m being taken advantage of at work because of my age

As a frustrated young employee finds she’s paid less and expected to be away most weeks,Dr Kirstin Ferguson has some advice for protecting your interests.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
Nearly $400,000 of coffee goes begging as workers desert Perth offices

Nearly $400,000 of coffee goes begging as workers desert Perth offices

In February Perth was the only city across Australia that experienced a decline in occupancy levels. And it’s not a fear of catching COVID that is keeping workers away from city offices,but something else altogether.

  • bySarah Brookes
The Great Return will challenge us,but let’s make it work

The Great Return will challenge us,but let’s make it work

A national return to the office this week will bring immeasurable benefits,but for some it will also trigger anxiety as they come to terms with dramatic changes to their workplace.

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‘It was always a pipe dream’:Returning – or not – to the office

‘It was always a pipe dream’:Returning – or not – to the office

For many,the imminent need to give up working from home has triggered anxiety as managers signal their desire for a return to business as usual.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
‘It’s stunting a lot of careers’:NAB boss warns on work-from-home consequences

‘It’s stunting a lot of careers’:NAB boss warns on work-from-home consequences

As the return to the office looms,employers are trying to rebuild their corporate cultures while preserving some of the flexibility that staff value.

  • byClancy Yeates
I’m looking forward to seeing colleagues,but commuting,not so much
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I’m looking forward to seeing colleagues,but commuting,not so much

The commute added 1.5 hours to the day and inevitably there’d be someone on the tram with hay fever and no tissue.

  • byAnnie Lawson
Price shock for commuters as Sydneysiders recalled to work

Price shock for commuters as Sydneysiders recalled to work

Sydneysiders who saved a fortune by working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic now face inflated commuting costs as employers recall staff to workplaces in the coming weeks.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Why are we still working from home when the rest of Victoria is opening up?

Why are we still working from home when the rest of Victoria is opening up?

Without a thriving city centre,the state’s economic trajectory is uncertain.

  • byRoshena Campbell