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Is remote work the answer to women's prayers, or a new 'mummy track'?
New York Times: Before the pandemic, women were more likely to choose flexible work.
Opinion: In defence of Gen Z’s challenge to 'work ethic'
Financial Times: Contempt for dissatisfied younger workers masks an uncomfortable truth.
Should the law contain a right to disconnect from work?
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Telehealth workers have been on a 24-hour strike over pay rates - their second in a month.
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Sickness and work is a disaster that must be fixed
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Why taking a 'sickie' could cost you in other benefits
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Counselling concerns for workers affected by Auckland shooting
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'Pretty impossible': Couple struggling with rising living costs head to Australia for better life
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Should you be friends with your co-workers?
Workplaces function better when colleagues have good relationships with one another.
Letters: Ferries and rail travel, Fifa tickets, tax and party slogans
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The Musk-Zuck ruck: Why we need more white-collar rumbles
OPINION: It's good that office fisticuffs are vanishingly rare.
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The study assessed how well the world's top 60 GDP countries are juggling the load.
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The dismal truth about email
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