News & Views The flexibility trap: why working mothers are getting stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown Flexible work is keeping many working mothers in jobs they’ve outgrown, holding back their careers and Australia’s productivity.
Employers Can Australia accelerate the take up of men sharing parental leave? To achieve paid-parental leave equality and see the benefits of parents better sharing care loads, it will take both the government, and employers, to seriously invest in funding, advocacy and education to shift the current status-quo.
News & Views The fight for fair flexibility set for new battle There are promising permanent shifts in employers offering flexible work, and signs of a growing divide in who can access such flexibility.
Work Style Why powerful and privileged men need to stop telling us to get back to the office full-time Elon Musk made headlines in June this year by telling his employees to return to the office or “pretend to work somewhere else”. He was criticised for being out of touch with what the average worker was juggling.
Business Almost half of workers would take a pay cut for flexibility: Research Six in ten workers want more flexibility over how they structure their working time, according to new research.
Business 7 things I’ve learnt running a business where everyone works remotely 3D HR Legal founder Joanne Alilovic sums up 7 of her biggest learnings after six years of running a business where everyone works remotely.
Employers Flexibility linked to happiness for those who can work remotely The first national study of Australian working arrangements since the end of work-from-home directives shows hybrid work is here to stay.
Employers The flexible workplace only helps women when their male colleagues are signed up too Until we make it culturally acceptable for men and women to work flexibly, we will not have gender equality in the workplace.
Business Dear CEO, please stop telling women to come back to the office I feel angry right now about some, predominantly male CEOs, who are mandating staff to come back to the office.
Money The truth about the multi-level marketing scheme or MLM side hustle Is it really a side hustle if you end up losing money? We surveyed 287 current and former MLM consultants in Australia. The findings paint a bleak picture.
Employers As one in five Australians quit jobs, employers must get creative The Great Resignation is alive and well here in Australia, with one in five quitting jobs in the past 12 months and a another quarter considering changing jobs, according to new research from NAB.
Entrepreneurs How a turbulent life made me a great entrepreneur In my 32 years, I’ve moved 34 times, had three kids by 26. I’ve moved cities, left jobs, started businesses and coped with parental abandonment, divorce, and death.