Running a business often doesn’t deliver all the work/life benefits owners dream it will. If your balance is quickly disappearing before your eyes, a productivity expert has three valuable pieces of advice that will help you win back your freedom.
SMB owners and managers take note: Recognition and improved work/life balance are the keys to employee retention, or so says a new poll which asked employees what they most want from their business – right now.
How Google’s Marissa Mayer gets back in balance, plus tips to help you and your employees do it, too.
Local employees are working harder than they were two years ago but are happier at work than ever, new research has revealed.
While everyone is talking about the work/life balance, one man has gone out and actually created a business designed to offer its workers just that.
A rising number of Australian workers are suffering from fatigue as a result of too much time spent online, with more choosing to switch off completely at home, rather than switch on after hours. Here are 10 signs you could use some time out from technology.
As flexible working becomes a reality for many businesses around the country, SMB owners should know their legal position in regard to employee requests for changes in work arrangements.
Thanks to ever-advancing technologies, businesses are increasingly able to offer their staff flexible working options. Some have even gone as far as to embrace the working from home concept – or ‘teleworking’ as it is becoming known. Here’s a look at how offering employees the opportunity to work from home offers considerable benefits for both parties.
An increasing number of small and medium businesses are adopting flexible working practices, and they’re seeing rises in productivity and revenue as a result.
Over half of employees are now mixing business with pleasure, with some 50 percent receiving work-related phone calls or emails outside of regular office hours, leading experts to urge businesses not to place added pressure on staff after business hours.
