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.
Accenture, Zoom and Asics Oceania are taking very different approaches to hybrid working to balance employees' heightened flexibility expectations with the organisations' needs, these case studies show.
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New Microsoft research has identified key challenges to hybrid work success, with the organisation setting "etiquette" guidelines for its virtual meetings to address some of them.
Collaboration, network-building and incidental learning are key focus areas for Accenture as it navigates balancing employees' flexibility expectations with their leaders' desire for more office time.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
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