More than half of holidaying Australians check their emails while on their break, and almost 40 percent of people do work other than emailing while on holiday, according to the Holiday Habits Report, conducted by Nielsen for accommodation specialists Stayz.
Professionals seeking new employment value career progression over the dollars in their bank account, according to a new survey.
New survey results show local employees are experiencing rising stress levels, leading them to lose sleep over their jobs and report a rise in anxiety.
Local employees are demonstrating new levels of awareness, self-education and self-regulation when it comes to social media, at the same time an increasing number of workplaces are restricting access to the ‘social web’.
Julian Smith blogs about how Australian business owners are failing to find the ideal balance between work and the rest of their lives.
“While technology might be making things easier for Australia’s two million small business owners, it’s also blurring the lines between work and personal life. Gone are the days when computers were turned off at 5pm every evening.”
Rick Mapperson blogs about finding out the hard way it’s vital you take good care of yourself.
“Have you found that if you are working long hours trying to get through a large task, that if you put it aside until you have had a good sleep, that you can complete the task in half the time?”
Neil Tilley looks at what a work/life balance means in today’s terms.
“In the majority of cases today, work/life balance is less about a division between what is and what is not work and more about a flexible approach to working.”
Servcorp’s My Biggest Small Business Challenge competition has revealed task delegation, time management, work/life balance and isolation are the biggest challenges facing SMBs.
Australians are keen to maintain a work/life balance when travelling, with many locals packing their work-out and swimmers on business trips, a survey by Regus has found.
According to a new survey, technology has contributed significantly to Australian office workers becoming more productive – largely at the expense of their personal time, however.
