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  • Average daily city commute blows out to more than an hour

    ​How long does it take you to get to work in the morning? If you’re anything like the average Australian it’s taking you a lot longer than ever before, according to the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey.

    Written by George Nott30 July 19 17:16
  • Why your trendy office is bad for business

    ​Across the nation, cubicles have been dismantled and office doors discarded to make space for Fussball tables, treadmill desks and foam-padded ‘pods’. But are hip, open-plan office spaces good for productivity? A growing body of research suggests not.

    Written by George Nott13 Sept. 17 16:02
  • Is flexible working bad for your career?

    Australia’s skilled professionals certainly think so. An online poll of 3,248 Australian workers has found that 94 per cent would prefer to work flexibly – but fear it would disadvantage their career.

    Written by George Nott30 May 17 12:25
  • Why Canon Australia shunned activity-based working (well, kinda)

    It may only be a five-minute walk from the company's old Australian headquarters, but when it comes to facilitating flexible working there's a million miles between Canon's old HQ and its new Sydney office, according to Ian Flemington, general manager of HR and communications.

    Written by Rohan Pearce03 July 14 12:56
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