Workplace

With Australia in an enviable position of having the outbreak under control, some people may not see the urgent need for the jab. But what if your employer disagrees?

COVID-19: Will vaccination be mandatory?

Will employers be able to require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19? It boils down to the nature of the job.

Performing activities that stimulate our minds consistently has been repeatedly shown to help reduce the risk of dementia.

8 reasons to learn something new today

Learn how an open mind and an eagerness to tackle new challenges can help your working life.

By accident, many of us have made our home our workplace, and the existing stress of workloads for some employees has been amplified.

Always available: The pros and cons of the 24-hour workday

Now that we’ve had a taste of working from home, it’s often not quite as idyllic as we imagined. Here's how to get the work-life balance right.

We have enjoyed an enviable period of economic growth and low unemployment over the past three decades, but within a few short months in 2020, that period of prosperity has become a thing of the past.

How to get the unemployed back to work

Widespread job losses are a devastating consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. As economic recovery slowly gets under way, what are the best ways to get people back to work? Three experts weigh in.

As a result of population ageing, increasing competition for talent and erosion of superannuation by events such as the global financial crisis (GFC) and COVID-19, there are now five generations together in the workplace.

The secret to a successful multigenerational workforce

For the first time in recent history, we have five generations working together. What does this mean for individuals and for business?

An Airtasker survey has shown that, while 29 per cent of remote workers struggled to maintain a proper work–life balance, only 23 per cent of office employees felt the same.

Does flexibility offer a better work-life balance?

The dial on how, when and where we work is permanently shifting for many office workers. Now more than ever, it is key to make sure we are working from home, not living at work.

In this unpredictable environment, the onus is on organisations to implement new ways of working and the cultural change necessary to achieve strategic goals.

5 ways to maintain positive culture change

How can organisations build on the culture shift imposed by unprecedented times and make sure positive change is here to stay?

The number one skill you need in negotiations is listening – and not listening is the number one mistake people make.

How to supercharge your negotiation skills

The best negotiators seek an outcome that benefits both parties rather than having a winner-takes-all attitude, say experts. Here's how to nail your next round of talks.

You can have more people in a Teams meeting (up to 250) than you ever could in a standard meeting room.

Making the most of Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams offers more than videoconferencing and chat.

The theme of stoicism is to focus on the positive no matter what is happening, so 2020 is definitely the year of stoicism.

Stoicism in the workplace: a new look at an old philosophy

While our expectations took a battering in 2020, stoicism arms us with the resilience to continue to pursue our goals.

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