Sue Williamson

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Back-to-the-office push could reverse gains for people with disability

25 Jul 2023

Avoiding the office commute is just one reason why working from home suits many workers with disability better. Employers need to take a nuanced approach to workplace flexibility.

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Managers and employees report differing experiences working from home

15 Feb 2022

There are key areas where managers report a change when staff work from home, says a new UNSW Canberra study.

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What does a 'Covid-normal' workplace look like?

11 Oct 2021

Workplaces are changing, offering more flexibility than ever, says a UNSW Canberra report. But not everyone has fallen in love with hybrid ways of working.

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Explainer: what is a 'positive duty' to prevent workplace sexual harassment and why is it so important?

09 Sep 2021

The Morrison government says existing laws already provide a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, but these don’t go far enough.

Andrew Laming: why empathy training is unlikely to work

30 Mar 2021

Scott Morrison and Michael McCormack have both called for empathy training for MPs. But it has all the hallmarks of a human resources fad.

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How COVID-19 has impacted working women

10 Mar 2021

While COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women more than men, a hybrid workplace could help progress gender equality.

Forced working from home 'experiment’ a success for public service

12 Oct 2020

Thousands of public servants have provided new evidence that flexible work is good for productivity – and families.

With management resistance overcome, working from home may be here to stay

24 Aug 2020

We asked 1400 managers to rate working from home. Some 8.4% said their teams were less productive, 57% said it was the same, and 34% said it was higher.

Will the Coalition's approach to gender equality actually improve women's lives?

13 Jun 2019

When it comes to gender equality, it's not just the number of women in parliament that matters – it's how they go about legislating for change.

Backlash and gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed

11 Mar 2019

There is an increasing push-back in society against gender equality issues that can also spread into the workplace.

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