National four-day work week trial gains government support, with small business concerns “to be considered”
A national four-day work week trial has earned bipartisan support, with a new Senate report calling for the federal government to test the progressive scheme across industries and locations throughout Australia.
‘Bare Minimum Mondays’ is the latest TikTok trend after the Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting and Rage Applying
If someone’s slow day is Monday where they do the bare minimum but they get their work done the rest of the week, what’s the harm?
Five ways businesses can beat the scourge of busyness and boost productivity
When organisations encourage busyness, employees rarely resist. That’s because even if they recognise the downside of unproductive efforts over the long term, in the moment they deplore idleness.
Why you shouldn’t give a hundred percent at work
We often find ourselves filling every waking moment with activity, thinking that this is the only way to get ahead. But is this really the case?
Australian business leaders urged to “dip the toes in” as another four-day work week trial confirms the benefits
The UK results of a large-scale trial of the four-day work week are in, and the results look very promising. Back home, two Australian business leaders share their experiences of similar success.
Juggling multiple projects is beneficial for employees, but research says stop at five
With the use of statistical modelling, researchers discovered why and how you can reach the optimum workload when assigned to multiple projects.
Are employees motivated by job insecurity? Researchers disagree on the answer
The constant threat of job insecurity is a fairly ruthless way to improve the bottom line, but some employers might find it justifiable if it works. So does it?
TikTok’s “5 to 9 before the 9 to 5” trend shows off pre and post-work productivity
Currently the hashtag #5to9 boasts more than 38.5 million TikTok views, so it's safe to say TikTok users are loving the content rolling in.
Research finds 10-minute microbreaks improve employee productivity and alleviate fatigue
Researchers have undertaken analysis of wellbeing studies to show the powers of microbreaks for work tasks that require less brain power.
“We can’t afford to leave women’s talent on the shelf”: Jobs Summit seeks to unlock women’s workforce participation
An early theme of this week's Jobs Summit has been breaking down gender barriers and increasing the participation of women in the workforce.
‘Poor-performing businesses are driven out’: Danielle Wood opens Jobs Summit with call to maintain full employment
Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wood opened the hotly-anticipated Jobs Summit with a rousing keynote speech declaring full employment should be "our economic lodestar".
Workers aren’t just quiet quitting. Managers are quiet firing, too
“Quiet quitting” may be a new workplace phenomenon hitting the corporate world, but it turns out managers are guilty of a more passive-aggressive movement themselves: quiet firing.