Author: Phil Davis

Controlling where and when you work is a key priority for the large majority of workers, our survey sent to more than 12,000 employees in Australia found.

In a year where organisations are struggling to find and hold on to high quality talent due to skill shortages, three out of four employees say they would leave their current role for a role that offers them more flexibility. 

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As most of you will know, I recently completed the Shitbox Rally from Wollongong to Mackay. I heard about the rally quite a few years ago and had been thinking about doing it for a while. Things became a lot more serious when Jon Gill, who I share office space with, had a co-pilot drop out and was looking for a partner.

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When Covid-19 hit many leading businesses doubled down on flexibility, ensuring their teams had the ability to work completely remotely and in some cases letting go of their office spaces.

At the time it was the obvious and necessary thing to do, it fast tracked a trend of working from home that had been developing for the decade prior.

Two years on from the first reported cases of Covid-19 and it seems we’re entering a new phase of work, with almost all office-based businesses now having tried both working from home and hybrid working.

Like anything, remote working has its drawbacks. For employees it may be an inability to switch off and for businesses it could be a reduced collaboration and productivity. 

This means we’re still searching for a new way of working. And while we may not be sure of what that is, it’s becoming increasingly clear that it could be different for each business.

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