Why this business gives employees ‘healthies’ to help reduce ‘sickies’
Back in September 2020, the team at FutureBrand started doing something different and took its first ‘healthie’. It’s like a sickie, only better, quite literally.
Have hybrid work, parental leave and the right to disconnect helped working parents?
While talk of workplaces becoming more “family-friendly” is heard across the public and private sectors, it’s essential to learn just how well all the rhetoric matches the reality for working parents and carers.
Who Gives A Crap grants staff a day off on “rare and magical” February 29
This Thursday represents a "rare and magical day" according to Who Gives A Crap, and that's why the Australian social enterprise is giving its entire global team a day off.
Australia’s first health and wellness gift card startup quickly achieves $5.8 million in sales
Mentwell founder Nikki Williams wants the startup to be the missing link in solving the mental health crisis for consumers and businesses.
Millions of Aussies with chronic illnesses continue to fly under the radar at work
More than 20 million Australians have at least one long-term health condition, 63% of whom are in the workforce.
Opinion: Can we please talk about the mental load employers carry?
Because employers are ‘privileged’ to run businesses, there's an unspoken expectation that they need to show up every day, wearing their leadership armour.
Australian employers are now legally bound to prevent sexual harassment at work
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the changes would seek to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the workplace, rather than have workplaces react to it taking place.
Future of work? IKEA scraps casual work, increases annual leave and parental support
All IKEA workers will now be employed on a full-time or part-time basis, rather than a casual role. Along with this, workers can opt into fixed rostering, giving them flexibility in their schedules.
Opinion: Adding extra complexity for already stressed SME owners is not helpful
Former CEO of COSBOA Peter Strong says the Australian workplace relations system is the most complex in the world, and it may be very difficult for small businesses to 'look at the detail'.
For the sake of Australia’s wellbeing, we need to stop burning out our workers
Our modern lifestyle is marked with continuous connectivity and a hustle mentality that is slowly poisoning our sense of wellbeing, writes Adam Jelic.
Why cultivating kindness at work makes good business sense
According to a recently released survey, the answer to increasing our long-term happiness is the presence of kindness.
What SMEs need to know about psychosocial hazard regulations
Addressing psychosocial hazards is a crucial step for small businesses, and the difference between keeping or losing talent and a big hit to their bottom line.
