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A life of long weekends is alluring, but the shorter working day may be more practical

Written by Anthony Veal, Adjunct Professor, Business School, University of Technology Sydney

The pressure to fit family and personal commitments into the few hours between getting home and bedtime is arguably the main source of stress today.www.shutterstock.com

When Microsoft gave its 2,300 employees in Japan five Fridays off in a row, it found productivity jumped 40%.

When financial services company Perpetual Guardian in New Zealand...

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia, Google Workspace finds
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Splunk Report: Agentic AI Takes Centre Stage in CISOs’ Path to Digital Resilience
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Sick of spam marketing texts and emails? This is how to stop them
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Panic buying just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?
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Too many ‘stupid rules’, too little authority: how organisations create their own red tape
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What 2.5 million Australian company directors need to know about the scathing Star judgement
It’s one of the most important corporate governance cases in the past 20 years, involving organised crime inside Austra…

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana
A Privileged Insight into the Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana Situated in the traditional village of Pererenan near Canggu, Villa Sabana is peacefully secluded in a semi-rural setting where…

Essential Reasons to Opt for a Professional Valuation Before Selling Your Commercial Property
In the dynamic world of real estate, commercial properties hold a pivotal position. They represent not only a significant financial asset but also a crucial business investment. When contemplating the…

Where did money come from?
For the most part, economists continue to believe a story of money told to generations of students by a series of textbooks over the past 150 years. The conventional story is…
Outer suburbs hold the key to unlocking Australia’s productivity challenge
New legislation to tackle the jobs and skills crisis will “fall flat without investment into the infrastructure serving communities in Australia’s outer suburbs,” according to Matthew Deeth, Chair of the…
Few Australians have the right to work from home, even after COVID. Here's how that could change
ShutterstockBefore the pandemic, working from home was a luxury. Then it became a necessity. Since lockdowns have eased it has become a contested space between what employers and workers want…

Colter Bay Capital Launches as Australia’s Newest Institutional Private Credit Fund

Led by seasoned capital markets veteran Mark Wang, the fund is purpose-built to serve Australia’s most productive yet chronically underserved busi...

Global Thryv voices bring a sharper lens to International Women’s Day

Thryv® (NASDAQ: THRY), ANZ’s leading AI-enabled small business marketing software platform provider, marks International Women’s Day (IWD) with a bu...

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia

Leaders across Australia are asking themselves how they can ensure their employees get the most out of AI. We recently conducted research to help an...

Is your search bar your competitor’s best salesperson?

A few weeks ago, I was watching the Super Bowl. Traditionally, those halftime ad spots are reserved for the world’s biggest, most established bran...

AIIMS Group and AdVisible merge

Two of Australia’s most established independent agencies unite, creating marketing powerhouse backed by three decades of combined experience ...

Block's layoffs are a design win. Here's why

We spend millions designing features that save users 30 seconds. Block just saved thousands of employees 40 hours a week. That's not a crisis. That's...

A life of long weekends is alluring, but the shorter working day may be more practical

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia, Google Workspace finds

Splunk Report: Agentic AI Takes Centre Stage in CISOs’ Path to Digital Resilience

Sick of spam marketing texts and emails? This is how to stop them

Panic buying just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?

Too many ‘stupid rules’, too little authority: how organisations create their own red tape

What 2.5 million Australian company directors need to know about the scathing Star judgement

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana

Essential Reasons to Opt for a Professional Valuation Before Selling Your Commercial Property

Where did money come from?

Outer suburbs hold the key to unlocking Australia’s productivity challenge

Few Australians have the right to work from home, even after COVID. Here's how that could change

Colter Bay Capital Launches as Australia’s Newest Institutional Private Credit Fund

Global Thryv voices bring a sharper lens to International Women’s Day

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia

Is your search bar your competitor’s best salesperson?

AIIMS Group and AdVisible merge

Block's layoffs are a design win. Here's why

How Contiki is Redefining Travel for Young Adventurers

Navigating the Cosmetic Advertising Crackdown Before September Guidelines Hit

Defining Actionable AI for Australian IT Efficiency and Security