Gone are the days where the white-collar employee is in the office five days a week, attends every meeting in person, and spends more time in traffic than sitting at their desk. Shorter work weeks, working from home, and more workplace flexibility has been discussed for years…
Over the last two years, the lack of international arrivals, paired with strong market growth, has helped to create a talent drought in digital, PR, marketing and advertising. IAB Australia’s CEO Gai Le Roy hasn’t seen such high “demand for talent” during her two...
We’re two years into remote work, but that doesn’t mean we’ve perfected it. Our productivity is up, but culture can slip when we’re not together. Learning what works and what doesn’t is a curve we’re still on. Culture doesn’t vanish with remote work – it’s just...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there isn’t a shortage of workers. There is a shortage of patience for employers, however. As John Buchanan, a business professor at the University of Sydney says, employers “report skill shortages because they advertise at...
The year is coming to an end, and that means more than just escaping 2021 and our houses. If you’re in a contract role, now’s the time for it to turn permanent! Budgets are refreshing, and companies are looking at the year ahead: what their needs will be, and which...
It can take three months to feel settled at a job. Before then, most of us just act like we know what we’re doing (and like we haven’t forgotten a coworker’s name). #KarenOrCarol There’s a reason that HR implements a three-month probation period — it takes time to get...
It should be no surprise to readers this week, when they see my latest LinkedIn poll’s results (and huge numbers), that most people don’t want to be monitored via web cameras at home. 4,417 people voted about whether employers should request webcams be left on for the...
A full-time worker in Australia gets 10 paid sick days off per year. And not just for a cough. On days when our mental health takes a dive, we don’t need to show up in the office. But those days are also for the flu, colds, stomach bugs and anything else that might...
Victoria’s on track to start reopening next week. By the end of next month, we should hit 80% double doses. Soon, cafes, bars, visits with friends, shopping in person: it’ll all be possible. But for who? Should all employees be allowed to return to the office? Or only...
Recently, I posted a Linkedin poll asking who respondents would turn to at work if their mental health was suffering because of their job. The majority (35%) said they would speak with their Manager. 31% would tell a coworker. 11% would go to HR. Alarmingly, 23% said...
A year and a half into the pandemic, we’re well aware our collective mental health has taken a dip. For many women, it’s been a plunge. For parity in the workplace and beyond, it’s well established that equal distribution of care-taking duties is necessary. On a...
I wanted to know why people quit their jobs. Last week, I posted a poll on my Linkedin page. More than 93k people viewed this poll in 7 days and 3,500k people voted. Many people believed that “the fish often rots from the head” and with “bad management, comes a...