Flexible working
Remote employees don’t ‘work as hard’, says private equity billionaire
The boss of private equity group Blackstone claims that workers are refusing to return to their office desks partly because they enjoy a lighter workload at home.
- by Adam Mawardi and James Warrington
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Work/life balance
‘It’s a privilege, not an entitlement’: Medibank to trial four-day work week
The ASX-listed private health insurance company has dubbed the time off as a “gift”.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Work therapy
I’m thinking of going freelance - how do I make it work?
Freelancing can provide you plenty of flexibility but it can come with numerous downsides.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Opinion
Goldin’s Nobel prize shows flexible work is key for women, despite what CEOs say
Her research shows remote work of the pandemic era is not an “aberration”, as some CEOs have labelled it, but a regression toward the mean.
- by Sarah Green Carmichael
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Working from home
Bosses mean it this time: Return to the office or get a new job
After more than two years of trying to coax workers back into offices, bosses are losing their patience.
- by Taylor Telford
Zoom and a beer? The employees encouraged to work from the pub
Fancy opening up the laptop in the pub with your boss’s blessing? This month might just be your chance.
- by Sue White
Back in the office? Fine. But not from 9 to 5
While many employers are now asking people to come in a certain number of days a week, hardly any are tracking exactly how long they stay.
- by Abha Bhattarai
Should talented staff be allowed to work less?
It’s worth having a difficult conversation about why a worker wants to cut back their hours.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Opinion
A pay cut for working from home? Sorry Jeff, but you’re out of touch
While paying frontline service workers more is a brilliant idea, this should not be to the detriment of those who work from home.
- by Victoria Devine
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Workplace
‘Disrespectful and out of step’: Council staff revolt over end of flexible working
Randwick Council has ordered staff to return to the office five days a week, as employers warn workers who do not show up to work risk losing their jobs.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Opinion
The four-day week movement is an employer-led HR fad
Advocates of a four-day week push for a 100-80-100 model, where workers’ KPIs and pay stay the same, but they only work 80 per cent of their previous hours but it’s not what it says on the tin.
- by Alexis Vassiley and Zoe Port