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…
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The Lopsided Labour Market: Why it’s so hard to hire right now
Are you finding it hard to hire the right talent for your business? You’re not alone. As the economy starts to emerge from the COVID-19 global pandemic, employers across all industries are now facing some of the toughest hiring conditions in decades. At FlexCareers we’re experiencing this firsthand. Organisations that have kicked the can down…
The road ahead in 2021: some twists & turns but gathering speed again
The way we work in 2021 will be different to anything we’ve seen before. Here’s how our CEO Joel McInnes sees it.
Great jobs data a big win, but will create a whole new set of problems
And why we all need to create a strategic career plan over the summer… Every month, the ABS issues a report card on the labour market, and this month’s report for November showed an incredible improvement in conditions. All of the numbers beat expectations: The unemployment rate fell to 6.8% New jobs created smashed expectations at +90k…
The case for flexible work has been made. It’s time to take it to the next level: introducing FlexReady Certification
The FlexReady certification enables businesses to signal to both candidates and current employees that they are embrace flexibility, and that individuals can have a conversation without bias to outline exactly what flexibility they need to make work ‘work’ for them
Is your remote team coping?
In only a matter of weeks, working from home has become the new normal for many – but life is now far from normal. And after an initial phase of rapid adjustment – and for those of us who still have a job – the reality of this new way of working is beginning to sink in. During what we’re now calling Phase Two of remote working during the COVID-19 crisis, we need to reset expectations and examine how wellness will play a major role in maintaining performance throughout this period.
Why we can’t achieve gender equality without workplace flexibility
Annabel Crabb’s International Women’s Day breakfast presentation at the AHRI this morning was inspiring and insightful – but also, sadly, disheartening. It’s clear we still have a long way to go before we achieve gender equality both at work and at home. She spoke passionately on the theme of her recent Quarterly Essay, Men at…
Return to Work Event: Insights and Takeaways
The evening offered a valuable opportunity for return to work experts and HR leaders to discuss the common issues and challenges parents face when returning to the workforce, and how employers can best support and retain talent at such an unsettling time of life.
FlexCareers welcomes talented product manager
Please join us in welcoming Nicola Handley to the FlexCareers team as our new and highly talented product manager. With extensive experience gained from senior roles at both Microsoft and Symantec, Nicola will be focused on enhancing our existing FlexCareers technology offerings and bringing new products to life. We talk to Nicola about her career…
R.I.P. 9-5: Why we’re celebrating flexibility this Labour Day
There’s no question we have all benefited from a regulated workplace and we should indeed honour these achievements. But in today’s world where the lines between work and life are becoming more blurred, the rigid 9-5 eight-hour office role is increasingly archaic.
FlexReady Panel Insights
Earlier this week, our FlexReady consulting team hosted an engaging panel discussion event at Stone & Chalk in Sydney. The evening offered a rare insight into what flexible working success looks like, delving into how leading employers are embedding flexibility, uncovering the wide-ranging benefits, from gender equality to employee wellness and examining the challenges employers face along their flexibility journeys.
Flexible workplaces: a low carbon solution for Australian cities
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.
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…
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.
Why I make no apologies for embracing my femininity and strength as a CEO
According to my mother, I was destined to become a CEO. Not just because she is a feminist and held high ambitions for her only child, who happened to be a girl. But because of the constant feedback she received from my pre-school explaining how bossy I was in organising the other kids in the…
How Amna reignited her career after moving countries
We love sharing our community member’s stories. Story telling and sharing remind us we are all human, and we all go through experiences through our lives. It is an opportunity to share and learn from each other by way of those lived experiences.
Father’s Day Feature: Meet some of Australia and New Zealand’s most progressive employers
As we celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, it’s important to acknowledge the role fathers play in a gender-equal workforce. With women typically seen as the primary caregivers, fathers can often be forgotten when organisations create parental leave and flexible work policies. “More and more young men, and older men, are wanting to have access…
Looking for a work life balance? FlexCareers and Aussie are now partners
‘Mortgage broking is a really flexible and rewarding business opportunity because it allows people to own and build a business while still managing the other requirements of their lives.‘ – Chief Executive of Aussie, James Symond.
Read more about the opportunities Aussie can bring you
7 Ways Friendships are good for your health
Not all social relationships can go smoothly, unfortunately. But when they don’t, friends can help you pick up the pieces. Having friends who make you feel like you belong may be a key to better physical health.
Tips for working mums – how to get ready with kids!
‘That morning rush can only be described as an assault course as you hunt for shoes, battling through teeth brushing and negotiate the menu on offer for breakfast!’ Rachel Worden shares her 7 styling tips to help your morning routine run smoothly.