Flexible work (188 items)

An employee's requested flexible working arrangement was completely misaligned with peak demand for the work she performed, the Fair Work Commission has accepted.

The Fair Work Commission has refused to make a flexible work order, finding the employee's preferred arrangement could not validly be requested under the FW Act's provisions.

Employees with caring responsibilities face higher risks of emotional exhaustion when working from home, but having more control over their own schedules helps to alleviate it, new research suggests.

Flexibility in leadership roles remains rare, according to a new report that calls on employers to "measure the career consequences" of working flexibly in their organisations.

An employer had reasonable business grounds for refusing an employee's flexible working request, but the Fair Work Commission has nonetheless ordered it to allow her to work from home for one day per week, on a six-month trial basis.

An employee's request to work remotely wasn't validly made, in part because it failed to explain how the arrangement related to her condition, the Fair Work Commission has found.

In many hybrid workplaces, employees' efforts to demonstrate progress and presenteeism end up thwarting both, an HR leader says.

An employer had reasonable business grounds to refuse an employee's flexible work request, given her customer service work couldn't be performed from home or "behind locked doors", the Fair Work Commission has found.

Job-share requests made by two employees over 55 lacked the required nexus with their age to be validly made, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, dismissing the disputes.

There is no need for the Clerks Award to contain a specific term compelling employers to allow employees to work from home, but it should contain a 'right to request' term, the Fair Work Commission has found, in its much-anticipated decision on the matter.