Scotland, Ireland and Spain are among those trialling four-day weeks, but they’re not living in the real world.
Some young employees worry that not having the daily interactions of pre-pandemic office life will impede their career advancement.
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UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that young people’s career chances could suffer without returning to the office. But lockdown has bigger lessons for workplaces.
What we want from our working environment in future needs to be explored now so that the needs of employees and employers are equally and fairly considered.
Online shopping and services have grown during COVID-19.
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A new study asked over 1,000 workers how productive they were at home, and the results shine a light into how companies should approach remote working in future.
Some workers prefer a hybrid approach, whereby they can alternate between working at home and in the office.
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If the best people management practices of the formal economy were to be deployed in the informal economy, new avenues of stimulating economic and life empowerment may be opened.
Ready to go back to the office?
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Young people say they are concerned about their careers, with fewer opportunities for skills development and less established networks.
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The pandemic has driven Australian workers and their employers to embrace the option of working remotely. And that has opened people’s eyes to the possibilities of living in regional Australia.
Dogs have been constant companions to many during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus has changed population projections and behaviours across society. With fewer commuters we need to shift transport planning based on a hub-and-spoke network to focus on more local travel.