Digital nomad visas offer the best of two worlds: what you should know before you go - Imagine starting your work day with a fresh coconut juice perched by your laptop as you gaze over the ocean or a tropical rainforest. It’s the sort of thing to fantasise about during long, tiresome commutes and days in a claustrophobic, noisy office. But so long as you have the right type of job, and …Digital nomad visas offer the best of two worlds: what you should know before you go Read More »
Our bedrooms aren’t refuges anymore – working, studying and eating in them is bad for our sleep - It’s the end of a long day and you’re finally home, ready to unwind and recharge for the next day. You head to your bedroom, hoping to find solace and relaxation in your personal refuge. But it’s not just a place for sleeping anymore, as our recently published study shows. Your bedroom has become a …
Remote working improves the lives of female managers – but at a cost - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a question that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: do we really need to be in the office all the time? At the height of the pandemic, working remotely was viewed as a safeguard, protecting employees from the spread of infections. Over time a consensus has developed …Remote working improves the lives of female managers – but at a cost Read More »
Morning or evening type? Choice of hours is the next big thing in workplace flexibility - Are you a morning or evening person? Studies show we have strong differences in when we feel most creative and do our best work during the day. These differences go far deeper than just personal preference. Whether you like to get up early (a “lark”) or go to bed late (an “owl”), and when you …Morning or evening type? Choice of hours is the next big thing in workplace flexibility Read More »
‘Let’s just do it’: how do e-changers feel about having left the city now lockdowns are over? - In 2020, propelled by the pandemic and the push to work from home, thousands of Australian households made the decision to move from the city to the country. A significant swathe of these internal migrants were “e-changers”, workers holding on to their city jobs and working remotely. During the thick of the lockdown period, as …
HILDA finds working from home boosts women’s job satisfaction more than men’s, and that has a downside - Disclosure statement Mark Wooden is Director of the HILDA Survey project which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. He also receives funding from the US National Institutes of Health which is supporting a research grant on the effects of COVID-19 and COVID-19 mitigation policies. Esperanza Vera-Toscano is employed in HILDA Survey …
Can Australian employers stop you working from home? Here’s what the law says - Zoom, the videoconferencing company whose fortunes soared with the pandemic-driven shift to working from home, has reportedly told its staff to get back to the office – for at least two days a week, if the commute is no more than 80 kilometres. It’s part of a trend of employers winding back the work-from-home flexibility …Can Australian employers stop you working from home? Here’s what the law says Read More »