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One strong focus area can be much more effective than a raft of well-intentioned programs when it comes to wellbeing, people leaders at an award-winning law firm say.

Employers have increasingly relied on technology to create virtual and remote workplaces in the past two years, and research suggests the metaverse might be the "next big thing".

Some employees are getting stuck in a "competency trap", where they perform so well in their roles that it stifles their future career opportunities, a leadership expert says.

Remote-first workplaces are more viable than hybrid, but employers can't take a "half-hearted" approach to the policy, a workplace commentator says.

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.

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.

Five guiding principles are enabling employers to shape hybrid work around their own people, culture and practices, an employee experience specialist says.

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.

An employee who refused vaccination but wasn't yet required to return to the workplace was prematurely dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employers must overcome four common misconceptions around hybrid work to effectively embed the practice in the long term, new research suggests.