Posts tagged "flexible work hours"

Atlassian recently announcement that staff will be free to work from home permanently. And other businesses should follow suit.

“Too many women are reluctantly dropping out of work or going part-time after having children because their employers won’t allow them flexibility.”

These tips will help you transition your small business from a traditional, nine-to-five structure to a more flexible workplace.

Working from home sounds like an awesome idea, until you actually try it. The reality is there are downsides that will surprise you.

Here are three key things you can do right now to address flexible work and prepare yourself for the workplace of the future.

Creating opportunities for solitude in work settings, by the design of the space or the job itself, might help to increase the diversity of ideas.

In order to mainstream flexible careers, we need companies to see the real and clear cost benefits on everything, beyond just women’s participation.

Full-time flexible policies are not enough and will not mobilise change. We need more part-time roles that are better advertised.

For many, navigating the minefield of multiple workplace systems can make the idea of working remotely feel impossible.  But the truth is t…

Email fatigue, we all have it. You come into work after a day off and you’re greeted by an overflowing inbox demanding your attention.

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Offering your staff flexibility at work not only boosts their morale and job satisfaction, it fosters trust between employees and their bosses and can save small businesses money too.