by Susannah Attenborough | May 25, 2022 | Business Support, Diversity & Inclusion, The world @work
My lived experience of part-time work, parenting, and working from home Three years ago I was looking to return to the workforce after having children. I really wanted to cut out the dreaded commute time to the office, as well as those rushed pickups from school and...
by Luke Clarke | Nov 30, 2018 | Executive, The world @work
Flexibility now ranks top amongst what’s important to employees (even more than pay), but what does it mean in practice? Flexible working arrangements can come in many forms. For some people being flexible will mean compressing a five day week into four days; for...
by rgrant | Aug 28, 2017 | Executive, The world @work
Having spent the last eight years working three days per week, I have firsthand experience of the benefits of part-time working arrangements, particularly when raising three young children. Those pesky medical, tradesperson and personal appointments can be slotted...
by Stephen Atherton | Sep 23, 2016 | Accounting & Finance, Superannuation, The world @work
We’ve got the sun. We’ve got the space. With renewables fast becoming big business abroad, it’s obvious that the industry has huge potential here in Australia. It’s great when you see a local company taking on the challenge. Recently one of my...
by rgrant | Aug 19, 2016 | Executive, The world @work
Welcome to the annual leave game show: The Australian Fair Work Commission has recently changed various modern awards to allow for the cashing in of annual leave under specific conditions. How would you feel if this trend extends to non-award employees in the future?...