Every office needs a window

People looking at blue sky and trees through a window are more creative and happier than those without a view according to a new study that has implications for workplace design and productivity.

Time for change

Every crisis creates space for opportunity, and the government could use the current spurt in inflation to institute long-overdue taxation and daylight saving reform.

Rigid rules support flexible work

A new report offers strategies for employers and employees to make the most of flexible working practices based on the views and experiences of 1,553 Australian knowledge workers.

Why your business needs social media

A robust social media presence is vital for any modern business. The contemporary consumer has migrated from official sites and physical stores onto the public forums, and companies have to follow.

How business tech helps corporations and harms employees

While the importance of business tech in the modern world can’t be denied, it’s just as important to recognize the effects of technology on employees.

Welcome to the Metaverse?

Microsoft and Facebook are betting big on encouraging workers to collaborate in virtual worlds, but clunky, expensive headsets, childish avatars, management snooping and annoying interfaces mean the metaverse may never happen.

Is your side hustle worth it?

The return of inflation and the rise of the gig economy means that many Australians are taking a second job to make ends meet, but how much are they really benefitting?

Anytime, any place, any good?

While remote work can help restore a better work-life balance for many people, we shouldn’t let work intrude into ever more areas of our lives.

The pitfalls of passion

Young people are always urged to ‘follow their passion’ but this can lead them into dead end careers, while employers want ‘passionate’ employees so they can pay them less while asking them to work more.

Bottles hurled into the sea

Margaret Atwood once said that “publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea” What makes some bottles sink without trace, while others come safe to land and are read by a few – or countless millions.

Playing at work

Simulated scenarios and role play can help employees and managers build the communication and negotiation skills required for difficult conversations.

Let retirees work without docking their pension

Encouraging more people of pension age would go a long way to solving Australia’s labour and skills shortage.