Marissa Mayer imposed a blanket ban on Yahoo employees working from home. However, in Australia, flexible working options are becoming standard practice with proposed legislation in the pipeline.
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There’s been plenty written about working from home being the new fad, and employees demanding that option when they start. However how many people working in SMBs actually take up the offer?
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We revealed the surprising reasons behind fake sick days, in March. Catch up with the story here.
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National Broadband Network (NBN) has released the first of a series of enhancements to help businesses make the most of high speed internet.
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There’s no denying technology has improved many aspects of our daily lives, especially in the ways it’s made running a business easier. But it also means we’ve become much more contactable, and created a number of other challenges that need to be met.
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Local employees are working harder than they were two years ago but are happier at work than ever, new research has revealed.
...read moreAs flexible working becomes a reality for many businesses around the country, SMB owners should know their legal position in regard to employee requests for changes in work arrangements.
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Thanks to ever-advancing technologies, businesses are increasingly able to offer their staff flexible working options. Some have even gone as far as to embrace the working from home concept – or ‘teleworking’ as it is becoming known. Here’s a look at how offering employees the opportunity to work from home offers considerable benefits for both parties.
...read moreAn increasing number of small and medium businesses are adopting flexible working practices, and they’re seeing rises in productivity and revenue as a result.
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With the long weekend fast approaching business owners are bracing themselves for the dreaded “sickie” phone calls, however a new report has revealed the most common reason for faking a sick day is not what many would assume.
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Flexibility in the workplace optimises resources, improves productivity and boosts sustainability, according to a new report by the Diversity Council Australia (DCA), but many businesses continue to see flexibility as special treatment rather than a tool for success.
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The rollout of the National Broadband Network is set to boost the teleworking rate from six percent to 12 percent over the next nine years, but without thorough security considerations mobile employees can open businesses up to cybercriminals.
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Over three-quarters of a million Australian workers are now working from home at least two days each week and this number is continuing to grow. New legislative requirements mean you need to make sure they’re safe, more than ever.
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Technology is enabling increasingly mobile, collaborative ways of working and flexible SMBs are well placed to take advantage. We spoke to some of the technology providers about the benefits, challenges and tools to make it easier for you.
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Neil Tilley looks at what a work/life balance means in today’s terms.
“In the majority of cases today, work/life balance is less about a division between what is and what is not work and more about a flexible approach to working.”
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Servcorp is offering a 50 percent discount on its Virtual Office package to travellers affected by the disruption of flights in and out of various Australian cities, caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
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Employers might hate the term work/life balance but increasingly, prospective employees are demanding flexible hours, home working or web commuting as part of their package.
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