WORK-FROM-HOME RIGHTS // In Australia, there are existing laws around requesting workplace flexibility - but there is also research being done to consider work from home legislation... I have compiled some research on this topic at https://sueellson.com/blog/work-from-home-rights-in-australia/ and you may be interested to know: ⭐ around 41% of full time jobs and 35% of part time jobs in Australia can be changed to exclusively work-from-home and this option favours women as around 45.7% women have teleworkable jobs compared to 32.9% of men ⭐ The “Families in Australia Survey: Towards COVID Normal” found that among the employed survey respondents, 67% were sometimes or always working from home, compared to 42% pre-COVID ⭐ Working from home has been associated with a range of detrimental outcomes, including decreased social interaction, difficulties psychologically detaching from work, tendency to overwork, stress, depression, and anxiety ⭐ research from ADP® Research Institute’s People at Work 2023: A Global Workforce View, found that three in ten Australian workers (30%) think that a four-day week will be the norm in their industry within the next five years ⭐ 40% of employers expect staff to leave due to in-office requirements ⭐ The number of people who used public transport to get to work more than halved from 1.25 million in 2016 to just over half a million in 2021 https://sueellson.com/blog/work-from-home-rights-in-australia/ #workfromhome #careers