Given that remote work is not viable for many frontline roles, flexibility has to take on a different shape for these employees, a new report highlights.
Australia's work-from-home experience is "still very much in progress", but employers and employees alike would benefit from a voluntary code of practice setting out standard conditions and expectations, new research suggests.
Until now 'flexible' work has largely been limited by boundaries and parameters, but leading employers are replacing their policies with frameworks as they shift family-friendly practices up a gear.
The new "hyper-flexible working model" has created an urgent need for organisations to redesign their workplaces to become more adaptive, according to an employer now embarking on a major pilot project.
Employees are shying away from returning to the office to save on commuting costs, new research shows. Meanwhile a growing number of employers are promoting work from home policies to lure talent.
It was unreasonable to revoke an employee's flexible work arrangements and then sack her because she took extended periods of leave, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering her reinstatement.
As employers continue to tweak their hybrid strategies, an employment lawyer warns of the need to take into account whether an individual's character suits working remotely, not just whether their role can be performed that way.
