This blog has written a lot about feeling overwhelmed, tired, stressed and disoriented, and with good reason. 2019 feels like a lifetime ago and we're all dealing with the new reality, willingly or not. Seven months into this crazy year, it doesn't look like things will improve...
It's August now, in case you didn't know. Did you need a double-take to remember? You're not the only one. For many of us, it feels like we get out of bed on a Monday and almost instantly our heads are hitting pillows on Friday. It's never...
As the grim reality of life in 2020 drags on, we keep hearing messages like we're under siege. "We're all in this together" is starting to sound like a broken record. If we are going to get through this, it doesn't hurt to stop and take stock...
Hot-desking - that new-age, revolutionary way of organising an office - is on the way out, according to experts. The question for us to ponder now is: will we miss it? A passing fad? Like everything these days, this change to workplace structure is because of the pandemic....
Email has been around so long now, it's hard to believe it was ever considered new and exciting. It's certainly easier than using snail mail, phone calls and carrier pigeons. However, it's become so deeply embedded with our work that, far from being an engaging, innovative...
In January this year, Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox ruled out the idea of reducing employee hours while maintaining standard full-time pay rates. "Any reduction to the standard 38-hour work week in Australia without a commensurate increase in productivity or a matching reduction in...
The latest data is in from Seek and there's good news and bad news. Companies are willing to hire again The bad news is that, unsurprisingly, job ads are down by 33 per cent compared to June last year. The good news is that between May and...
After months of resilience and patience, Melburnians have had to go back into lockdown thanks to a new spike in coronavirus cases. There's now a great deal of concern for Victoria and indeed, the rest of Australia. Sydney is also bracing for a new spike after a...
Thanks to the wretched pandemic, the most recent official unemployment rate - released at the end of May - was 13.1 per cent. However, as JobKeeper continues and many people stop looking for work, that rate may be very misleading. The true portion of Australians out...
The pandemic has made life more difficult for everyone. For those fortunate enough to stay employed, the health risks and financial uncertainty has added to the feelings of stress and exhaustion. Unfortunately, restrictions and closures have also put many people out of work. For those people fortunate enough...