How to turn your business digital and embrace hybrid working
In hybrid workplaces offices will need to be able to cope with the unification of physical and virtual meetings. To prepare for an always-on, connect-from-anywhere approach, here are the technologies you need to adopt and embrace.
Beyond working from home: The hybrid working model
The model of combining home and office — dubbed the ‘hybrid model’ — isn’t just a pivot in unprecedented times. For David Okulicz, managing director of ICT consultancy Kytec, it was inevitable.
Why I now take Fridays off as a CEO
Research shows that taking time off results in lower stress, more success at work and more happiness at home and at work. On the other hand, working longer hours is laden with diminishing returns.
How can businesses inspire employees back into the office and overcome The Great Resignation?
Australians learnt to adapt and work from home, and now workplaces must change with the times to inspire a return to the office once again.
Remote work makes important casual socialisation in the workplace difficult. How do we change that?
The real sticking point in working from home is not the “work” part. It’s the loss of the fun parts of a workplace — the informal networking and socialising that’s good for the individual as well as the group.
Delta lockdown survey reveals what employees are looking for in 2022
A survey of 350 business owners and candidates found 69.7% of respondents found the most recent lockdowns more stressful than in 2020.
Flexible working here to stay but alarm bells are ringing as we exit the pandemic
For the first time, flexible working is poised to be the predominant way of working for Australia’s CBD workers once the pandemic is behind us.
Is Australia’s Great Resignation a myth?
In the wake of a jump in the proportion of workers quitting jobs in the United States — dubbed the “The Great Resignation” — Australia’s media has been warning of a surge in resignations here.
Working from home: How much is too much?
There remains discernible differences in attitudes between workers and managers when it comes to the number of days we should be working from home.
WFH is here to stay: Here’s how leaders can maintain employee wellbeing and productivity
The following checklist can help employers establish a WFH policy that maximises both performance and wellbeing individually and collectively.
Employers urged to consider employee wellbeing as WFH exacerbates back pain
A focus on wellbeing and overall health is an effective strategy for improved workplace education, which should also include emphasis on mental health initiatives and sleep quality.
Explained: Working from home is now a must in Greater Sydney
The Public Health Order (PHO) for Greater Sydney says employees must work from home. Any employers that breach the PHO may be subject to penalties of $10,000.
