We’ve been told we need to work from the office full-time. Why?

We’ve been told we need to work from the office full-time. Why?

A blanket everyone-back-to-work policy is rarely a judicious move,especially when so many employees are content with the existing policy.

  • byJonathan Rivett

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Water-cooler chat or work-life balance? What matters to young workers
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Flexible working

Water-cooler chat or work-life balance? What matters to young workers

Younger generations entering the workforce increasingly want flexible work arrangements. But they might not know what they’re missing.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Has WFH put the future of Brisbane’s CBD in jeopardy?

Has WFH put the future of Brisbane’s CBD in jeopardy?

The pandemic changed the way we work,but as we crawl out of the COVID years,is the shift really permanent?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Ministerial staff ready to fight for their right to disconnect

Ministerial staff ready to fight for their right to disconnect

The right to disconnect has been law for less than a week,but the Albanese government is already facing a battle with its own staffers on work-life boundaries.

  • byAngus Thompson
Sick of work already? Micro-stresses (or your childhood) could be invisible causes
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Mental health

Sick of work already? Micro-stresses (or your childhood) could be invisible causes

As holidays fade and the working year springs into focus,some of us might feel dread. How can work stress creep up? And what are the signs of burnout?

  • byAngus Holland
Tackle teachers’ workloads but leave lesson planning to the experts
Opinion
Teaching

Tackle teachers’ workloads but leave lesson planning to the experts

Stripping tasks like lesson planning from teachers risks chipping away at work that teachers highly value and are experts in.

  • byMihajla Gavin andMeghan Stacey
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Already failed a New Year resolution? Try this instead
Opinion
Opinion

Already failed a New Year resolution? Try this instead

After so many years of failed resolutions,I’ve had enough. This year,it’s time to focus on what we’ve already achieved.

  • byShelley Johnson
Treat gap years as invaluable,not something to be shunned
Opinion
Opinion

Treat gap years as invaluable,not something to be shunned

During my gap year,I found a confidence in myself I had no idea existed,so let’s not be so quick to judge.

  • byCaterina Hrysomallis
Your survival guide to office parties,snippy colleagues and major suck-ups

Your survival guide to office parties,snippy colleagues and major suck-ups

Ancient wisdom for managing the work silly season? You bet. Follow these rules to get through the summer unscathed (and generally improve your lot at work).

  • byAnnie Lawson
Why offering senior jobs part-time is a ‘no-brainer’

Why offering senior jobs part-time is a ‘no-brainer’

As a part-time worker in a senior management position,Lotte is in a minority. Most part-timers face a ‘promotion cliff’ – but it doesn’t have to be that way.

  • byRachel Clun
Could Queensland public servants get a four-day week? Miles says ‘no’
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Jobs

Could Queensland public servants get a four-day week? Miles says ‘no’

Reactions to the idea that state school students could get a four-day week show how controversial the notion can be. But why can’t we do a Ferris Bueller and get a day off?

  • byFelicity Caldwell