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Less driving, more commuting could be on the cards for workers around the country.

WFH, four-day workweeks: What the war in Iran could mean for your job

Australian workers fortunately haven’t felt much pain yet, but if the war rages on, some of these measures will eventually arrive here.

  • Tim Duggan

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan

Labor rules out work from home exemption for small business

The state government is expected to make further announcements on its working from home plans as it spoils for an election-year fight with business groups.

  • Chip Le Grand
When you’re remote and over the summer, every signal counts.

Working from home this summer? Avoid these five common traps

There’s something uniquely Australian about trying to finish a report while watching the ocean through a holiday rental window. But it could hurt your career.

  • Roxanne Calder
Those who work from home in a second bedroom or home office could potentially claim rental expenses.

Home workers could claim thousands as ATO scrambles to fix loophole

Rent could be claimed as a tax deduction by those who work from home after an ABC presenter challenged a ruling.

  • Nina Hendy
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Fair Work Commission has seriously overreached on absurd Westpac work-from-home ruling

A Fair Work Australia ruling to allow a woman to work from home permanently is a blinkered finding.

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Westpac said businesses that were highly exposed to foot traffic were struggling.

Employers warned after Westpac work-from-home decision

A Fair Work Commission judgment forcing the bank to allow an employee to work from home permanently should act as a reminder to employers, experts say.

  • Elias Visontay
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Australian chief executives have backflipped on forecasts that workers will be forced back to the office five days a week.

Aussie bosses say work from home is here to stay

A KPMG global chief executive survey has found a significant change in attitude towards flexibility.

  • Colin Kruger
“Ageless workers” are filing into the nation’s workforce.

Not the retiring type: the men who won’t stop working

Australians can access the age pension from 67. But new research shows a growing number of people want to stay in the workforce much longer.

  • Shane Wright
APS chief executive Zena Burgess says a routine or some predictability in your day can ease decision-making fatigue.

The pandemic-era change that workers love – and some politicians hope to change

Paring back the right to work from home is proving outrageously unpopular among Australians, and more businesses consider the shift is here to stay.

  • Nina Hendy
Working from home.

Two-thirds of voters want the right to work from home protected

Australians polled for Resolve Political Monitor also like proposals for a four-day work week too.

  • Paul Sakkal