Yesterday
Not a home office: cafe finds coffee and laptops don’t blend well
The same reasons that drove19th-century writers from their garrets have led office workers to colonise café tables.
- Jane Shilling
This Month
Return-to-office orders backfire at top tech firms
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees left Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Taylor Telford
Flexible work payroll software failures risk huge fines
The disconnect between the hours that payroll systems think people work, and how long they’re actually working, is only going to get more expensive to ignore.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Public service
Why headcount matters when it comes to budgets
As any finance chief will attest, the number of bums on seats tells you most of what you need to know about an organisation’s underlying size and costs.
- Tom Burton
Melbourne shuns office return, Sydney coaxed by redundancy fears
New figures also show Canberra has the second-lowest office attendance rates as public service workers do not face the same scrutiny as Sydney’s private sector.
- Campbell Kwan
Pioneering CEO reveals the truth about four-day work weeks
Workplace consultancy Inventium was the first company in Australia to adopt a shorter schedule, but three years later it is not on track to hit its targets.
- Amantha Imber
April
Singapore orders all employers to consider flexi-time requests
Singapore’s move is in line with other countries including Ireland and the UK, where governments require businesses to consider flexi-work requests.
- Yihui Xie
Australians lead the world in business-leisure trips
Aussies are taking business trips nearly twice the length of the global average and Melbourne boss and golfer Jon Kerr is all for it.
- Gus McCubbing
WeWork predicts $12b in rent savings after bankruptcy ends
The co-working company’s plan to reduce its real estate comes as it separately fields an offer by Adam Neumann to buy back the company he co-founded.
- Steven Church and Natalie Wong
March
Return-to-work policies are the latest culture war flashpoint
Remote work pits workers versus management, white versus blue collar, left versus right. The debate is turbocharged by social media and everyone has a hot take.
- Charlie Wells
February
- Analysis
- Wall Street
Rising job cuts send chill through remote work world
Staff email warnings and office perks didn’t work. But layoffs targeted at those who work from home, in a cooling job market, are changing the calculus.
- Charlie Wells, Charlotte Hampton, Claire Ballentine and Matthew Boyle
Back to office mandates a boon for battered sector: Charter Hall
Fund managers and landlords such as Charter Hall are set to benefit from companies compelling more workers to come into the office more often.
- Nick Lenaghan
- Opinion
- Opinion
Work from home if you want but don’t expect a pay rise
Remote working is linked with lower wage growth, higher productivity and happier staff.
- Pilita Clark
How JPMorgan polices return to office mandates
JPMorgan CEO Robert Bedwell explains how the company is policing its return to the office mandates and how compliance affects performance reviews.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Opinion
The home-working revolution is harming young workers
Bosses who insist on a return to the office are demonised – but turning up is better for your career, especially if you are just starting out.
- Camilla Cavendish
Office vacancies near 30-year high as WFH stays popular
Vacancy rates show upper grade office towers located in non-core precincts are being lumped in with older offices.
- Campbell Kwan and Nick Lenaghan
January
- Exclusive
- Office
CBD office vacancies highest since 1995
Sydney’s core precinct posted a slight recovery in office vacancy rates in the final three months of 2023, but that was offset by the number of leases not being renewed for the rest of the CBD.
- Campbell Kwan
WFH makes staff work longer, more productively: Atlassian
After 1000 days of working from home, Atlassian has decided its bet is working while hybrid-working fan Canva unveils plans for a new Sydney office.
- Nick Bonyhady
How tech offices will look in 2024 and beyond
The shift to hybrid working means big workstations and perks are no longer why workers come into the office. From Amazon to Canva, here’s how offices are being reshaped.
- Campbell Kwan
Employers poised to push staff harder for more days in the office
However, even an increase in attendance is unlikely to offset the overall fall in demand for office space as hybrid work stays in play, experts say.
- Nick Lenaghan
