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Can you refuse to work more than 38 hours a week?

What counts as reasonable overtime under the Fair Work Act, and when can employees refuse extra hours? Discover the balance between workplace needs and employee rights.

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Flexible Work Requests: The High Cost of Skipping a Step

An employer’s refusal of a flexible work request seemed justified, until the Fair Work Commission found a critical procedural requirement had been overlooked.

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Finland and flexibility: some lessons for Aussies

Finland has retained its position as the happiest country in the world for the seventh consecutive year, thanks to its work-life balance.

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Exploring the ‘Balance of Probabilities’ in Workplace Investigations

Understand the importance of the "balance of probabilities" standard and the Briginshaw Principle in workplace investigations, and how these concepts ensure fair and thorough evaluation of evidence in serious allegations.

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How to manage people in a flexible work environment

A flexible work policy has many benefits, in particular for employees juggling increasingly busy lives.

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Is hybrid work doomed?

Are the CEOs of the world right in predicting that workers will be back in the office full-time by 2026? Not according to UNSW Sydney researcher Iva Durakovic.

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