Employers Should bosses be able to spy on workers, even when they work from home? Allowing staff to work at home requires trust and the openness to have honest, frank and supportive discussions if substandard performance is noticed.
News & Views ‘Being at work 9-5 doesn’t mean you are the most productive worker’: VEOHRC Commissioner Kristen Hilton on flexible work The idea of “clocking in and clocking off” can prohibit workplaces from functioning at their most productive, says Kristin Hilton.
News & Views Has COVID-19 changed how we view flexible work? Working from home does not automatically mean workplace flexibility. The VEOHRC has heard from hundreds of people who were denied flexible work.
News & Views ‘Dismantle white supremacy’: Ben & Jerry’s just showed brands how to really stand up Ben & Jerry’s issued a direct, clear statement. Including four key steps that must be taken immediately in order to achieve real change.
News & Views Progress stalls for gender diversity on ASX 200 boards, but women needed for recovery ahead Could COVID-19 have been disastrous for women on boards? It’s possible. But the figure’s remained steady. Now for the recovery.
Business Wait an hour to use an office lift? No thanks. Give staff the work from home choice, forever We’ve broken the habit of thinking about work as a place you ‘go’. Let’s continue to see it as something you ‘do’ instead.
Ed's Blog Women on ASX 300 boards more likely to have MBAs, PhDs and governance qualifications When women do get on boards, they’re overall better qualified and prepared, both academically and from a governance perspective.
News & Views Women’s workforce participation has taken a huge step back and that hurts everyone We never imagined this kind of step backwards. Rebuilding must be intentional.
News & Views Twitter says employees can work from home beyond COVID19 Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has announced that working from home will be the new normal – forever – for many of its 5000 employees.
News & Views ABS data confirms women most severely affected by job losses The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Weekly Payroll Jobs showed women’s employment status are being impacted greater than men
News & Views Life in the current normal as the company secretary of a national women’s organisation Kate O’Donohue is the company secretary at YWCA Australia, a role that has taken on new significance during the pandemic.
News & Views What it means to be a board director right now and why women are essential Appointed CEO of an airline at 38 and then transitioning to a full time board career just a few years later, this is how Andrea Staines made it happen