Tech Work is where the home is Small business owners are increasingly mixing their work life with their home life, spending 13 hours each week working from home – equivalent to 17 weeks a year.
Business How to embrace a career break Taking a career sabbatical involves a significant leap from the relative comfort of structured, full-time work to a world without routine or security.
Business Don’t just dream about a sabbatical, make it happen More and more we’re hearing about the benefits of taking a sabbatical or an extended break from our careers in an effort to re-energise and recalibrate.
Tech The future of work: a freelance economy Our increasing desire for greater flexibility, freedom and control in our work lives is driving us towards a freelance economy, with predictions that one in three people will be working online, independently, by 2020.
Money Don’t let divorce ruin your retirement Setting yourself up for a comfortable retirement is hard enough as it is, but saving enough super becomes even tougher when you throw divorce into the mix.
Tech App your way to affluence: Six smartphone apps that will help you save We all know we should be budgeting and keeping track of our everyday expenses, but who really does it? And who has the time? With the new financial year upon us, it’s as good a time as any to start tracking your spending and uncover exactly where your monthly pay cheque disappears to.
Money Employees asking for more money? How to manage expectations It’s that time of year again when employees start to gear up for that hard-earned pay rise.
Money Know your worth and ‘lean in’ to that pay rise Asking for a pay rise and getting what you want at work involves more than just asking for the right salary.
Money Pay rise request rejected? Tips on what to do next You’ve done your research and you’ve finally plucked up the courage to ask your boss for a pay rise, only to have your request denied.
Money Working the share market: How women can trade at home Share market trading has traditionally been a male-dominated arena, but it’s quickly proving to be an area where women are leading the way.
Money Pay rises: How much should you ask for? Yesterday we listed the dos and don’ts when it comes to asking for a pay rise at work.
Money Why EOFY may not bring the pay rise you want Although Australian employers are feeling more optimistic about business conditions in the year ahead, this doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be getting a nice big pay rise from 1 July.
