The Fair Work Commission is rethinking part-time and WFH award rules. Here’s what to know
The Australian Retailers Association has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's plan to undertake a "fundamental review" of how part-time provisions are written into the awards system, which could alter the way businesses manage working arrangements with their staff.
Why band-aid solutions for employee burnout don’t work
The average use of an EAP program in Australia is only 5% yet a record high of nearly 50% of Australian employees say they feel stressed or burned out at work.
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: How businesses can make the most of an unusual job market
The job market won’t stay like this forever. Make the most of it. Recharge your workforce and double down on the people who make you successful.
Only one in two Aussie employees are satisfied with wellbeing support at work
There is a growing disparity between employees’ expectations of the wellbeing support they will receive at work, and what is being provided by employers, according to a recent research conducted by Sonder and Culture Amp.
Why Dog & Gun Coffee pays its staff to go on two weeks of ‘adventure leave’
Since launching, the online retailer has sold more than 85,000 products directly to consumers and is roasting about 500kg of green beans per week, with four full-time employees and one part-time.
When Olympic sparkies fly: How solar panel installer Winki helped employee Liam Adams line up in Paris
When Victorian marathoner Liam Adams appeared on national television, celebrating his hard-fought 2024 Olympic qualification, he wasn't wearing a sponsored shirt. He wore a high-vis jacket from Winki Solar, the Geelong-based solar panel installer he calls his employer.
Leadership, grit and coconut trees: Six quotable quotes by Kamala Harris
US Vice President Kamala Harris has her eyes on becoming the most powerful politician in the world. She also has a way with words.
AllTrails and Unyoked study finds time outdoors reduces burnout
New study from nature startup Unyoked and outdoor app AllTrails finds that 95% of participants reported improved wellbeing after time spent outdoors.
‘Men are the breadwinners’ stereotype fuelling workplace loneliness
A research suggests societal expectations also worsen loneliness for some men. Men, particularly middle-aged men, who believed they should be the main breadwinners in a household were lonelier than those without this belief.
What this founder learned riding a bicycle from London to Sydney
Henry Brydon bicycled his way from London to Sydney in 2010. He explains how his journey led him to founding We Are Explorers.
“More stamps in the passport” as neurodivergent social app Wable eyes $1.5 million global expansion
Since launching with Michael Theo from Love on the Spectrum as a brand ambassador, Wable has received thousands of downloads from the neurodivergent community across Australia.
Burnout to brilliant: How to recharge, reset and redesign your life
If we can conjure up some energy to learn from our reflections and curiosity as to how and why we got to this burnout point, the insight we gain can lead to something bigger and better for our life in the future.
