It’s hard to get people back into the office. Good

It’s hard to get people back into the office. Good

If it’s really a substantial benefit for companies to have employees in the office,they should pay and compete for that edge.

  • byMillie Muroi

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With home ownership out of reach,the workplace as we know it is dead
Opinion
Jobs

With home ownership out of reach,the workplace as we know it is dead

The capitalist promise was a hoax and young people have finally cottoned on. Now Labor and the Liberals must find a way forward for their new and old voter bases.

  • bySean Kelly
Companies will regret return-to-office mandates:Atlassian

Companies will regret return-to-office mandates:Atlassian

Australia’s largest software company has marked 1000 days of a geographically spread workforce,and says companies forcing their workers back to the office are making a mistake.

  • byDavid Swan
No more ‘circling back’:How the office changed in 2023

No more ‘circling back’:How the office changed in 2023

From artificial intelligence to wellness,here’s a look back at the biggest workplace trends of 2023. (And what’s likely to be big in 2024 – like paid job interviews.)

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Bosses raise the pressure as work-from-home tension reaches ‘pivotal point’

Bosses raise the pressure as work-from-home tension reaches ‘pivotal point’

While some companies have tied office attendance to pay in a bid to get employees back in the office,it could come with unintended consequences.

  • byMillie Muroi andDavid Swan
Reality bites for COVID tree-changers called back to city offices

Reality bites for COVID tree-changers called back to city offices

Stephen Mudd was one of the thousands of workers who fled Sydney during COVID-19. Now,once a week,he gets up at 4.20am to commute back to his city office.

  • byCatherine Naylor
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If employers stop people working from home,one group will pay dearly

If employers stop people working from home,one group will pay dearly

Hybrid models of work became necessary during the pandemic,but employers seem to be tiring of this flexibility and it’s women who will be disadvantaged by a hard-line approach.

  • bySean Kelly
Working from home is killing the office Christmas party

Working from home is killing the office Christmas party

Give yourself a large budget to throw your own knees-up instead,writes Terry Durack.

  • byTerry Durack
Back to work like it’s 2018,and the pandemic never happened
Opinion
Workplace

Back to work like it’s 2018,and the pandemic never happened

COVID put people at the centre of the workplace agenda,but the pendulum has swung back,and many bosses are replacing their empathy with intolerance.

  • byClaire Gallagher
Getting back to the office comes at a cost,but who will pay?
Opinion
Opinion

Getting back to the office comes at a cost,but who will pay?

The cost-of-living crisis may be a factor in getting workers back to the office. But are bosses blind to the push factors?

  • byBen Hamer
Sick professor considers legal action over sacking after return-to-office order

Sick professor considers legal action over sacking after return-to-office order

Niko Tiliopoulos’ life would be in danger if he were exposed to COVID-19 or influenza. This week he was sacked.

  • byDaniella White