Almost two years into the pandemic and some Australian employers may perhaps be faced with their greatest challenge yet – that is The Great Resignation.
Tabcorp – Enhanced leave and support programs in the workplace
Tabcorp is Australia’s largest gambling entertainment company. Together, they build on their 100+ year heritage by delivering excitement with integrity every day. Employees at Tabcorp put their customers at the heart of everything they do by creating moments that engage, surprise, and thrill.
Ventia: Welcoming our first Indigenous recruits on SA contract
Twenty-seven new Indigenous recruits have joined the team on Ventia’s prisoner movement and in-court management services contract for the Government of South Australia.
Eclipx Group’s new parental leave policy: 16 weeks paid leave providing greater flexibility
Their Parental Leave policy offers 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary careers, regardless of gender and with no minimum tenure – inclusive of birth, adoption and surrogacy. Additionally, within the first 12 months of a baby’s life, four weeks of paid leave is available to secondary carers.
Joel McInnes: Top predictions for 2022 – welcome to the high velocity labour market
At the end of each year at FlexCareers virtual HQ, we do our best to read the tea leaves and anticipate how the labour market might evolve in the year ahead. I thought 2020 would be all about new, more flexible ways of working to enable a more ‘human’ career experience for those with families…
From our Employer Partners
My parenthood journey hasn’t limited my career potential
Kimiko Murray is a bilingual tech consultant, who’s used her skills across Australia and Japan. She’s Accenture’s S&C Tech Advisory Indigenous pillar lead. Read her story.
NAB – Data, insights & leadership reshaping the ways of working
NAB is one of the largest employers in Australia and the largest business bank. NAB moved quickly to mobilise 85% of its workforce to work remotely.
NSW Telco – Flex in their stride: Whether bushfires or pandemic, NSW Telco Authority were well prepared
NSW Telco Authority (the Authority) is a Statutory Authority and leads sector-wide reform and delivery of government operational communications.
Flexibility at PepsiCo: Tailoring work to the individual
Before COVID-19, PepsiCo was already thinking about the future of work. The key to overcoming this was in their approach to flexible working.
From our FlexCoaches
Are you a work-life integrator or segmentor?
If you’ve noticed that the way you tackle your working day has seen some adjustments during 2020, you might be interested in the theory of integrators and segmentors, and how these personality types typically function in the traditional – and the “new normal” – office environment.
What are thinking traps and how to tune in and tame them
We’re finally into November, but 2020 has been… umm… 2020. And in nearly every conversation I’ve had with my friends, family and coaching clients in recent weeks and months, we’ve touched on disbelief around what we’ve lived through, and how we’ve coped. A consistent theme that keeps popping up in my conversations is how many of us can succumb to the lures of “thinking traps”.
How to sync, not sink: co-parenting and your careers
I like to think of myself as independent. Chances are, you’d say the same about yourself. It’s a positive attribute: to be able to manage one’s own interests, work and lifestyle without too many outside influences or reliance on those around you.
But when you’re co-parenting, it’s okay to be interdependent.
Getting to know our FlexCoaches: Linda Assaf
We’re excited to welcome our newest FlexCoach: Linda Assaf! Linda has joined the talented group of career coaches who can help you advance in your career, grow your confidence, and more. Each month they provide us with some of their best tips and advice either on our blog or social media channels.