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As an increasing number of organisations trial and adopt four-day working weeks, there are clear signs employers should take a staged approach, and that failing to tailor their offering is "a pathway to disaster".

The 'right to disconnect' expected to be introduced this week is potentially a "micro intervention" into employers' operations at a time when the focus should instead be on productivity, a workplace lawyer says.

In a Senate inquiry report, Labor and the Greens have expressed their support for the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill, subject to adding a new 'right to disconnect', and further casual and gig work amendments. But Coalition members say the Bill will be a "jobs killer".

The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.

Workplace researchers are predicting a gradual, steady increase in employers adopting the four-day work week over the next few years, outlining some common implementation obstacles in a new report.

An employee's permanent flexible work request denial was "squarely focused" on the employer's operational requirements, and it was reasonable to instead trial the arrangements for three months, a commission has ruled.

Requiring an employee to be in the office for 40% of his work hours was reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding the rejection of his flexible work request.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has handed down its first decision on flexible work arrangements under the new scheme, following an employer's refusal of a request for altered working hours.

Australian employers raised median base salaries by 4% for existing employees in 2023, and in 2024 they're expecting to do the same, major remuneration research shows.

An employer that was among the first to trial a four-day working week has shared some key lessons and tips from its journey.