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"So your boss wants you in the office more? If this makes you anxious, you’re
not alone.
Return-to-work tensions aren’t simply resistance to change. They reflect deeper
questions about how different people work best and what modern organisations
actually need to succeed.
After COVID, return-to-office rates stabilised by around June 2023, without
much movement since.
In Australia, 36% of Australians were working from home regularly in August
2024 and 37% in 2023. This is a dramatic shift from pre-pandemic levels when
only 5% of Australians worked from home regularly.
In Europe and North America, around 30% of employees now work hybrid schedules,
with 8% fully remote.
Yet tensions persist. Many employers are pushing harder to get workers back in
person, while unions are pushing back. The Australian Services Union recently
requested presumed work-from-home arrangements and 26 weeks’ notice before
employees have to return to the office.
Meanwhile, the Victorian government plans to introduce laws giving employees
the legal right to work from home two days a week."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
