Supporting worker wellbeing after COVID 19

Business leaders should do these four things to help improve psychological resilience and employee wellbeing post-coronavirus, says the Associate Dean of Research at UNSW Business School.

Managing supply chain risk in a post-COVID-19 world

The coronavirus pandemic has called into question several assumptions which have underpinned global trade for decades. By the time the dust settles, the world’s approach to trade could look quite different.

Human resources hold the key to business bouncing back

As retrenchments continue to cloud the foreseeable future of businesses around the country, new Australian research pinpoints human resource management system as a key to success.

We are not all in this together

Many Australians are facing potential unemployment, but the reality is some people, including older workers, are more likely to face discrimination and inequality in the workplace during COVID-19.

Not waving but drowning

Cruise ships have been a major source of infection for COVID-19 and have been shunned by the world’s ports. They have few friends in high places, given their failure to adhere to national tax or safety systems, and may struggle to regain public trust.

The end of the office?

The success of working from home could mark the end of the office as we know it, according to interior architect Iva Durakovic, who believes that remote working might become the new normal after the pandemic subsides.

Just in time runs out of time

Extra consumer demand has exposed the fragility of our supermarkets’ just-in-time ordering systems, but coronavirus is highlighting the modern world’s lack of resilience in many other ways.

Learning from Singapore about the future of work

Australia needs to improve its future of work policies and Singapore’s approach offers a useful starting point for policymakers in Canberra.

Women, age discrimination and work

Ageism and sexism are nothing new, but many countries are reporting an increase in age bias, particularly against women. So why are women less likely to make an age discrimination claim?

The rise of gay marketing

The LGBTIQ+ community has emerged as a major market, driving sales and revenue, and brands are coming out in droves to support the LGBTIQ+ community in turn.

Job insecurity wears heavy on people’s lives

New research shows employees exposed to job insecurity over more than four years became less emotionally stable, less agreeable, and less conscientious.

The collapse of Australian retail

Retailers need to focus on the core offering of their products rather than peripherals, and adapt their business models to increasingly fickle and tech-savvy consumers.