Australian Bureau of Statistics staff have enthusiastically taken up teleworking and other flexible employment arrangements over the past few years, and staff surveys suggest most feel their work lives have improved as a result. Read More
It’s worth considering the principle of offering flexible work to your employees. If it was compulsory, would you be able to do it? Read More
Time management involves managing complex relationships and conflicts within ourselves – as well as with others. Read More
300 public service managers in four states reveal how they enable employees to work flexibly, when it works, and why it sometimes doesn’t. Read More
Flexible work is boosting productivity and women's participation in the workforce, according to a report released over the weekend. Read More
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has been recognised as the federal public sector’s Champion of Flexible Work as part of Flexible Working Day, which fell… Read More
Recent experiments by the NSW Behavioural Insights Unit show governments how they can harness the increasing body of knowledge around how we respond to different interventions. Read More
White Ribbon is an easy campaign to understand. The concept of gender equality more broadly, however, is less well articulated, and the path to achieving it less obvious. Read More
A remote working trial in Queensland reported positive results for both staff and agencies, but pointed to some potential pitfalls. Read More
How do you challenge colleagues who say flexible working won't work in your organisation? Arm yourself with these rebuttals from Diversity Council Australia. Read More
Flexible hours may seem like the solution for balancing work and home life, but do they always deliver? Edward Hyatt and Dr Erica Coslor explain their research findings. Read More
It allows many public servants to juggle family or study commitments while working, but is there a downside to flexible work? Read More
When full-time is not the default, new possibilities emerge that disrupt the talent acquisition status quo. We spoke to the Queensland Public Service Commission's Robert Setter on the game-changer at work. Read More
Agencies have the language around flexible work down pat, but many aren't walking the talk. A recent panel looked at how individuals are making flex work, and where the barriers still lie. Read More
Remote working is being taken up more slowly than expected, Australia's workplace psychologist community will hear this week. Managers are concerned about a negative impact on productivity, despite evidence to the contrary. Read More
