Work/life balance
Help! My boss is telling me to work from the office or leave
As a worker deals with an employer who echoes the recent edict from Elon Musk to Tesla employees, Dr Kirstin Ferguson has some frank advice.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
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Opinion
Opinion
We tried to lean in. It left some of us medicated and depressed
Here’s to the joys – and possible superiority – of leaning out.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
‘People want a work-life balance’: Four-day work week trial begins in the UK
Thousands of employees across 70 companies have started the first day of a four-day work week as part of a pilot program.
- by Christine Hauser
From autopilot to ‘on purpose’: Why it’s time to ditch the word ‘should’
Anytime you think, hear, or utter the word “should”, that’s your cue that your attention is focused more on avoiding things you don’t want rather than on what you do want.
- by Amy Eliza Wong
Opinion
Opinion
Reversal on Sunday construction is wise. Now let’s move to a five-day building week
Research makes clear the unhealthy working hours and high suicide rates among construction workers, along with the lost employment opportunities for their mainly female partners.
- by Natalie Galea
Sick of our crunch and grind work culture? These artists think there’s another way
Balancing eight hours work, eight hours rest and eight hours play might be the ideal, but how many of us live it? This show explores an alternate reality.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘Retention is the new black’: Bosses must earn the commute or pay the price
Has your workplace asked you to come back into the office? The onus is on them to make it worth your while, experts say.
- by Jessica Yun
‘The juggle is real’: Parents want greater flexibility in return to office
Working parents want to return to the office, but they also want to decide how often and what time they start and finish.
- by Chloe Booker
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Parenting
Why parents should be calling for the four-day week
An extra day off a week is not just a nice thought, there is a real need for it.
- by Melissa Coburn
ADF boost hard to achieve without overhaul of recruitment and retention policies
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has asked the top brass to look at ways to make a career in the ADF more family-friendly.
- by Lisa Visentin and Shane Wright
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Jobs
Let’s give the four-day working week a try in Victoria
COVID-19 has shown us that the four-day working week is a sensible, exciting and well-established idea whose time has finally come.
- by Fiona Patten