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June 3, 2020

Working from home remains a select privilege: it’s time to fix our national employment standards

Kantha Dayaram, Curtin University; Scott Fitzgerald, Curtin University, and Steve McKenna, Curtin University

Our research shows most organisations have adapted well to staff working from home. But there’s a hole in workplace laws we need to address.

More workers are demanding the flexibility to work out of the office. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

January 9, 2020

Telecommuters create positive change – so why aren’t employers more flexible about people working from home?

Mohja Rhoads, California State University, Dominguez Hills and Fynnwin Prager, California State University, Dominguez Hills

More workplaces are allowing employees to telecommute, but there are still barriers to more flexible arrangements.

Digital communications technology means many high-skill workers don’t need to be in the office to do their jobs. MJTH/Shutterstock

September 11, 2019

Fancy an e‑change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely

Andrew Glover, RMIT University and Tania Lewis, RMIT University

E-changers are the latest group to move from the big cities to escape high living costs and congestion. But because they remain very productive remote workers some employers are embracing the trend.

If more of us were free to work from home, fewer of us would be stuck in traffic. Daria Chichkareva, fkigali/Shutterstock

September 1, 2019

Flexible working, the neglected congestion‑busting solution for our cities

John L. Hopkins, Swinburne University of Technology

Two-thirds of surveyed workers work from home one day a week on average, but could do at least half their work out of the workplace. If they commuted less often, congestion could be greatly reduced.

A new study calls for additional support from government, employers and the medical profession for cancer survivors wanting to return to work. from shutterstock.com

April 5, 2018

Cancer costs Australia nearly $2 billion per year in lost labour

Antolin Bonnett, The Conversation

Australia loses nearly A$2 billion of GDP every year due to people with cancer leaving the workforce.

Part-time roles become difficult if that employee is the only source of knowledge, contact or sign-off. www.shutterstock.com

August 22, 2017

More of us could work in part‑time roles if they were designed better

Natalie Smith, Queensland University of Technology

Businesses are not considering that roles need to be redesigned to be part-time and this causes problems in managing employees’ workloads and interacting with other employees.

Remote workers struggle to be included in workplace decision making. Shane Adams/Flickr

June 25, 2017

Remote workers would rather be watched than ignored and forgotten

Ella Hafermalz, University of Sydney

Rather than having a fear of being monitored, remote workers want the option of being visible.

Labour force surveys and the Census just aren’t getting it right when it comes to the crucial task of measuring employment. Census WA/AAP

January 12, 2017

We need to find new ways to measure the Australian labour force

Phil Lewis, University of Canberra

The ABS’ labour force survey is more than 50 years old. We need a new way of measuring employment for a new modes of work.

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