Working from home
Opinion
Opinion
Fore! Why golf-loving, office-obsessed employers need to look out
Employers determination to cling to archaic ways of working has many similarities to the similarly expired views one might see on the green.
- by Jim Bright
Latest
Analysis
Analysis
How work from home culture could be fuelling depression
The uptick in sales of ‘mouse jigglers’ by opportunistic WFH-ers could be masking a broader underlying issue.
- by Lucy Burton
Perspective
Workplace
Getting bothered by co-workers is another reason for more WFH
Being interrupted at work to perform pointless or unrelated tasks causes stress and can hurt productivity, Queensland research has found.
- by Felicity Caldwell
The Queensland government jobs where most people can work from home
Some public servants manage to avoid going into the office at all, as working from home remains a dominant trend long after COVID.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Ex-FBI trainee gets 15 months for trading on girlfriend’s info
A former FBI trainee is the latest in a number of cases brought by US authorities against people who traded on secret data gleaned from their partners while working from home during the pandemic.
- by Chris Dolmetsch
Ban bosses from blocking working from home unless they have a good reason: unions
ACTU secretary Sally McManus says sensible changes should be made to awards “that finally bring them into the reality of 2024”.
- by Angus Thompson
Working 9 to 5? Bosses want to ditch that shift if you work from home
The key employer groups argue that parents and other carers who work from home should be able to spread their eight hours across the day if that suits everybody.
- by Angus Thompson
Exclusive
Flexible working
Unions warn working from home not a panacea for flexibility
The Fair Work Commission is looking at whether working-from-home protections can be applied to millions of workers. But unions say there’s more than one way to offer flexibility.
- by Angus Thompson
Analysis
The Future of Work
For disabled employees, the end of remote work is worrying
Momentum for disabled worker employment gains is petering out, and some believe job seekers with disabilities may face a different outlook in 2024.
- by Amina Niasse
Husband snooping on wife’s M&A work gets insider trading charge
Insider-trading cases have surged in the US as a result of couples eavesdropping while working from home
- by Austin Weinstein
PM says working-from-home can be ‘win-win’ but not everyone is on board
The Fair Work investigation into working-from-home rights is set to inflame the tug-of-war between bosses and employees over how offices run.
- by Angus Thompson and Rachel Clun