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Topic: working hours
Image: Unsplash/Victoria Heath

Working from home due to coronavirus? Here are 10 productivity tips

Coronavirus

Apr 24, 2020

When it comes to working hours, it's men who are far more likely to work the night shift. Is it one of the reasons that women earn less?

Workin’ 9 to 5, the way for ladies to make a living

Economy

May 27, 2010

Tomorrow might be the official public holiday, but on 25 January, hundreds of thousands of Australians practise the sacred ancient tradition known as "chucking a sickie". Why not make it a weekly event? suggest <b>Paul Colgan</b>.

Happy National Sickie Day!

Federal

Jan 25, 2010

Feeling the seven year itch at work? Designer Stefan Sagmeister closes down his design studio for a whole year every seven years, in order to "pursue some little experiments".

Why you should take a year off work

Companies

Oct 07, 2009

The debate about long working hours and the vexed issue of extended shifts again has those concerned in a tailspin, writes <b>Professor Drew Dawson</b>.

Tired doctors need a complex solution, not simplistic headlines

Companies

Sep 17, 2009

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Now its official -- a staggering 14% (or so) of Australia’s workforce are unemployed or underemployed, writes <b>Henry Thornton</b>. What a huge waste of resources.

Political economy: underemployment — what does it mean?

Economy

Sep 11, 2009

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<b>Richard Farmer looks at why Australians are working fewer hours, gives Kevin Rudd the Plain English Golden Bull award, and predicts the likelihood of an interest rate rise in October. </b>

Rudd wins the Plain English Golden Bull award

Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Sep 10, 2009

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What effect would a four day working week have on Australians? For starters: reduced emissions, better quality of life and increased efficiency, writes <b>John Davidson</b>.

Do we really need to work 5 days a week?

Economy

Aug 24, 2009

Feel like you work too much? Well, according to this map of average world weekly work hours -- say that three times! -- Australians work less than the Greeks but more than the Dutch.

Map: work hours around the world

Economy

Aug 14, 2009

Celebrations of Australia's gravity-defying unemployment rates are premature, says <b>Stephen Long</b> -- the erosion of working hours are still cause for concern, and will still hit households where it hurts.

Waning working hours are cause for concern

Economy

Aug 07, 2009

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