Comments on: This is what the next iteration of flexible work could look like

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:21:28 +0000

If you offer everyone a Ferrari they would want a Ferrari, no surprises there. No mention of who pays the insurance Ie productivity ?

By: Peggy Vosloo

Peggy Vosloo — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:39:36 +0000

Love the ‘choose your own adventure’ – there is a way to manage work and life commitments, delivering work outcomes within deadlines/budget while maintaining a good work life wellbeing without having to be somewhere at an arbitrary time. Best ways of working vary for each individual and may vary for an individual along their career…. it’s about designing a system that works for everyone, agile enough to cater for different people, and different situations at different times.

By: Ella

Ella — Sun, 28 May 2023 08:06:17 +0000

The world is changing and work patterns need to adapt. It obviously depends on the industry you work in, but everyone wants a degree of flexibility that fits their profession, their life and their need to balance outside responsibilities. Flexing time is a great way to achieve this. Totally agree!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 05:40:59 +0000

People want flexibility yet our IR and Award system is based around 9 to 5 Monday to Friday. When you seek a change through bargaining unions push back and at times seek to remove the flexibility that is there! Until our system addresses this then unless your employees are not covered by an industrial instrument your capability to meet these needs is limited.

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 25 May 2023 03:44:33 +0000

Deep and Rich … Multifunctional Design ….. Sustainable work arrangements for the design of ” ….. What a pile of absolute virtuous nonsense.

Our clients are from emerging entities to Tier 1;s and they ultimately pay our invoices.
The expectation from clients, and the reality is for our personnel to be working effort, and be available for our clients at the appropriate hours between ~8 and 5pm. If the are not, then we don’t have clients, which means no work, which means no jobs.

Don’t expect me to educate clients on that they should be doing because it is a flawed argument.

The reality is that people who are competent leaders, will be leading from the front, in the office, providing support, direction, teamwork during reasonable office hours. They will surround themselves with realistic employees who want to work, and be part of a team. That is leadership, and success.

Look at CBA carrying on about how positive it is to work from home around COVID and thereafter… now they have a disaster on their hands and I expect the HR managers at CBA would be pulling there hair out….. Not a fun task.
Maximizing shareholder return with ethical, pragmatic leadership and smart thinking operations will always win. Not demands for flexibility beyond what is reasonable… This Wokeness is creeping into the HR Sector at alarming levels. Ask any business owner and he or she would say the same.

By: John

John — Thu, 25 May 2023 02:58:55 +0000

Completely disagree
Many firms and people are struggling to cope as it is
Cost of living pressures, during covid, after y2k, GST, GFC, interest rate rises, combat, housing crisis, energy market turbulence etc means that many people are struggling to keep the electricity on, run vehicle, keep roof over head
IR, social reform is not a priority

By: David Brown

David Brown — Wed, 24 May 2023 22:56:07 +0000

So much sense talked in this article, thank you. I think it’s Deloitte who talk about the nine aspects of flexibility and I am fortunate enough to work in a small business which has based it’s EVP around being flexible. This means we attract experienced professionals in their 30’s with flxible needs around family care to people in their 60’s wanting to continue to use their experience and work productively but spend time with grandchildren and have more time follow their out of work passions.