Tag: Working

Australian SMEs increased headcount by 5.5% and raised wages above inflation, yet hours worked fell. Ben Thompson explains the paradox reshaping the labour market.

David Piggot talks us through his opinion of the new world of work – in terms of working from home, flexibility and technology – post pandemic. Whether it’s working at the kitchen table or balancing your laptop on an ironing board, by now we have all figured out a way to make our at-home office […]

So we are now all living in the future of work. The shift to remote work was happening in a modest way before the crisis hit. But now, if the arrangement proves productive, it’s likely many companies will opt to reduce their overheads and end millions of people’s commutes by going big on remote. Those of […]

The rapid shift of thousands of workers from offices to home-based working is creating big challenges for Australian organisations. Many are scrambling to ensure vital business processes can continue to function and support daily activity. The challenges stem from the fact that such a seismic shift in the way organisations function has never happened before. […]

Within the debate of moving to a four-day working week, Australian companies need to measure and understand employee wellbeing.  Sunil Vohra, co-founder of the world’s first independent and standardised index for measuring organisational culture, The Workability Index, highlights how critical it is for Australian businesses to move to measuring wellbeing as a key metric. “At […]

The demand for skilled workers across Australia’s primary professional occupations has increased according to a recent study.