With climate strikes taking place all around the world this week, and hundreds of Australian businesses now pledging to participate, the conversation around what we can do collectively as a society to reduce our carbon emissions and mitigate climate change is becoming widespread.
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Flexibility at AGL Energy allows Matt to volunteer at an animal shelter
We know that a truly flexible approach to workplace flexibility means that flexible working can come in many shapes and sizes. For Matt Laine, a Dispute Resolution Specialist at AGL, flexible working has provided him the opportunity to support his personal passion – animals.
Fathers and flexibility: green shoots of positive change
This Father’s Day, we talk to FlexCareers co-founder and father of three Joel McInnes about why there’s never been a better time to be a father, how having kids changed his work life priorities and what more he thinks needs to be done to normalise flexibility for everyone. How much progress do you see being…
The changing face of flexible work | Macquarie Group
87% of employees in Macquarie’s Banking and Financial Services division work flexibly. There are many reasons – or sometimes absolutely no reason at all.
FlexCareers welcomes powerhouse duo from LinkedIn
In June, a marketing and sales duo from LinkedIn joined our team, and we couldn’t be happier to have them here.
Deloitte introduces nine types of flexible work in policy refresh
Deloitte want their people to understand that there is more than one way to flex – and it’s more accessible than before!
Belonging in beer: inclusion where I least expected it
Having come from a company previously where LGBTI people were actively and overtly embraced in the workplace, I was dubious as to what to expect coming to just “a beer company”. What I have discovered at Lion is a culture of true authenticity, of trust and humility, led by highly capable & inspiring leaders.
The reason why you’re still in the same job and how to take action
FlexCoach Cecile talks about what may be holding you back from a career change and role and how to overcome the blocks.
AGL Energy recognises work-life balance and promotes flexibility
Workers are looking for careers that they can fit around their schedule – AGL recognises the necessity of a work-life balance, and promotes flexibility.
ANZ increases paid annual leave to five weeks
ANZ today announced a new ‘loyalty leave’ which will offer staff five weeks’ paid annual leave, placing it in a market-leading position compared to other major Australian companies.
How flex is working for Macquarie’s Banking and Financial Services Group
‘Flexibility for any reason or no reason at all’ is the way Macquarie’s Banking and Financial Services group operates.
Build it and they will flex: what happened after Kellogg launched their flex program
In celebration of Flexible Working Day and helping to spread the benefits of flex, Kellogg’s shares their experience from building and embedding the new ‘flex’ way of working, as well as the early benefits (and learnings) for the business from empowering their employees to work in a way that allows them to deliver their best work.
CommBank’s people share what flexible working means to them
Working flexibly is all about people working in ways that allow them to achieve their best. That’s why CommBank supports innovative and diverse working arrangements – from job share to part-time to work from home and everything in between.
Flexibility ‘business as usual’ at Stockland
To celebrate Flexible Working Day 2019, we turn the spotlight to our employer partners leading the way in flexibility. The following article has been submitted to us by Stockland: Our flexibility strategy focuses on making flexibility business as usual. Our workplace practices and leave policies seek to foster a flexible working environment. Work-life balance commitments…
How Vanessa purchases additional annual leave to strike the right balance | Viva Energy
Viva Energy’s Commercial Manager Vanessa believes that flexibility policies will extend her longevity and improve her performance at the refinery.
What’s it like to take paternity leave? | AECOM
To celebrate Flexible Working Day 2019, we turn the spotlight to our employer partners leading the way in flexibility. Ally Paine, Senior Quantity Surveyor in AECOM’s Wellington office, has recently returned from three months of paid parental leave to care for his daughter, Olive – a benefit on offer to all AECOM team members (after…
Work-life integration: how to make it work for you
To get the best work-life integration, we must understand what it is we value in each of our roles and stay true to that.
From average to amazing – how to truly play to your strengths
Each of us has dreams for our career and for our life. In Part 2 of the Living the Dream: Flexible working, Integrated life blog series, FlexCoaches Kate Wilkie and Debra Close will show you how identifying and effectively using your performance strengths will both energise you and see you achieving your career goals!!
I hope my daughters enter a significantly changed workforce | AECOM
AECOM’s Matthew MacFarlane – Group Director, Environment – recently wrote about the importance of women’s contributions and his hopes for his own daughters’ futures.
Parents at AECOM get time off for school holidays
FlexCareers is incredibly excited to continue partnering with global infrastructure firm AECOM after they launched an industry-first, term-time only contracts for working parents in 2017!