Flexible working

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.

• July 16, 2023
• by Victoria Devine

‘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.

• July 9, 2023
• by Andrew Taylor

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.

• July 6, 2023
• by Alexis Vassiley and Zoe Port

The Sydney suburbs where women outnumber men in the workforce

Flexible work, digital technologies and the cost-of-living are all factors in the increased workforce participation of women.

• June 4, 2023
• by Matt Wade

Same workload, same pay, longer weekend. Is Australia ready for a four-day week?

Shorter weeks for the same pay have been popular and successful. But which workplaces does it suit? And how do flexible hours fit in?

• May 21, 2023
• by Jackson Graham

WA might have dodged lockdowns, but did we miss this silver lining too?

While travelling overseas for the first time post-pandemic, I quickly realised my family’s lives had fundamentally changed.

• May 8, 2023
• by Heather McNeill

Employers are less ageist but ‘inexplicable’ discrimination against older workers persists

The age at which workers are considered “older” has extended at many workplaces. But stereotypes still endure about both older and younger workers.

• May 1, 2023
• by Wendy Tuohy

WFH confessions: Melburnians share their work from home secrets

In this series on working from home, employees tell us how they manage their time and what they get up to when their colleagues aren’t watching.

WFH confessions: Michael works for Telstra from home - where he juggles a second job

Between team meetings and writing documents on company processes, Telstra worker Michael takes a business call for his side hustle - but not to the dismay of his boss.

• April 11, 2023
• by Cara Waters

WFH confessions: Richard didn’t want to work from home - but his boss did

If you are senior, do you need to have a presence in the office? This policy manager from Melbourne’s east thinks so.

• April 11, 2023
• by Cara Waters