News & Views ‘Narcissist’ bosses are more likely to oppose work from home, studies show. But are they right? New research suggests hybrid work benefits employees, but some bosses oppose flexibility because they value power and status.
News & Views Employers have a duty of care for domestic violence when working-from-home. But our laws are failing victims Employers have a duty of care, but domestic violence victims are still falling through gaps in work-from-home protections.
News & Views No, work from home culture is not ‘career suicide’ As the CEO of “hundreds and hundreds” of women, Emma Grede told listeners that proximity to power is the price of ambition.
Ed's Blog A mother’s work from home win highlights flaws in bank’s office mandate Karlene Chandler’s been working with Westpac for 23 years. Since 2017, most of that work has been done from home.
News & Views Can a state law change federal work culture? Victoria is about to try Jacinta Allan’s move to enshrine the right to work from home into law has the potential to be a social revolution.
News & Views Peter Dutton’s tone-deaf WFH ban will take women back to the 1950s: Katy Gallagher I’m going to come out and just say it: Peter Dutton and the Coalition don’t care about working women and families.
Ed's Blog Peter Dutton’s attack on WFH will hit women hardest He wants public servants back in the office five days a week. Those struggling to return can alway take “job sharing” arrangements.
News & Views Why you should treat workplace friendships like your diet – aim for balance and variety Workplace friendships can be important for our personal and professional lives. So how can we maintain them?
News & Views ‘Atlassian is hiring’: Atlassian goes head to head with Amazon over flexible work Global tech company Atlassian has capitalised on Amazon’s mandate for all staff to return to the office, with Atlassian launching a flexible work initiative this week.
Ed's Blog No WFH or leaving office for coffee: Mining boss shares honest ‘hold them captive’ approach to team management Honest but horrifying. The Mineral Resources boss shared why they’ve banned work from home among other things during a frank presentation.
Local PM Anthony Albanese says WFH can’t be ‘one size fits all’ as Fair Work Commission investigates flexible work entitlements Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses ‘work from home’ conversation, saying that the “we shouldn’t have a one size fits all approach”
News & Views Employee receives $26,000 in compensation for ‘unfair dismissal’ over working from home The Fair Work Commission has ordered an Australian company to pay a former employee more than $26,000 in compensation.