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IWD 2024: Women in tech breaks the barriers and shapes the future
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Pioneering Pakistani women in tech share their victories and vision, transforming industry norms while fostering equality and progress in an evolving digital landscape.
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IWD 2024: Fostering diversity and inclusivity within the tech sector
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Leveraging IWD 2024 theme 'Inspire Inclusion', tech industry rallies to diversify recruitment, unlock women's potential, and provide flexible work arrangements.
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Flexible work & menopause leave top female worker's demands
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Flexible hours, anti-harassment measures, pay openness and menopause leave emerge as top priorities for retaining female staffers.
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FDM Group highlights ways to tackle motherhood penalty
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FDM Group urges businesses to tackle the 'motherhood penalty'—a root cause of the gender pay gap—and issues recommendations to promote gender parity.
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How to drive a healthy relationship with your work in 2024
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In 2024, HP's Work Relationship Index illustrates a global work relationship at breaking point, highlighting the need for flexible workspaces, correct technology, and emotionally intelligent leadership.
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Kiwis embrace hybrid working model, modern working reimagined
Thu, 12th Oct 2023
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Kiwis are leading the way in embracing hybrid working, but are facing challenges, according to a survey by Logitech.
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FDM Group awarded Flexi-job apprenticeship agency status
Thu, 5th Oct 2023
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The Group has been named on the government’s Flexi-job apprenticeship agencies register, empowering more school leavers into the tech sphere.
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Lumify Group recognised as a top place to work in ANZ
Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine have published the prestigious annual list of Best Places to Work, which this year includes Lumify Group.
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IWD 2023: Flexible working can reduce gender inequality by enabling mothers to stay in work
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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The rapid normalisation of remote work has made both flexible working and working from home less stigmatised and could ultimately work in women's favour.
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IWD 2023: Unboxing to build diversity and close the gender gap
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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One of the more difficult challenges to overcome is that women, quite simply, aren't putting themselves forward or applying for these roles.
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IWD 2023: How women in tech can ‘embrace equity’ by supporting each other
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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When women support and empower each other, we can both increase gender diversity in tech and create real change in the community and our workplaces.
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IWD 2023: Drawing the line - balancing work and life in remote work
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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While remote work has given us increased flexibility and freedom, it has also blurred the lines between our work and home lives.
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How organisations can build a successful hybrid workforce
Tue, 7th Mar 2023
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Aa hybrid workplace must equally consider the needs of in-person employees and remote employees and set up an arrangement that benefits all.
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Hands-on review: Twelve South Curve Flex laptop stand
Tue, 20th Sep 2022
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Twelve South has recently launched its new elegant MacBook stand, the Curve Flex, which will make your MacBook more flexible.
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Four-day week: Perceptions across Asia Pacific and Japan
Thu, 4th Aug 2022
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The four-day week is gaining traction as a new frontier in flexible work, but is it the answer? Employees across the APJ region weigh in.
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EXCLUSIVE: Why women in IT makes good business sense - Dicker Data
Fri, 1st Jul 2022
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Dicker Data, an Australian tech company, leads the way in female representation with a 40% female workforce and a 50/50 male to female board ratio.
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Maintaining secure systems with expectations of flexible work
Fri, 20th May 2022
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New Zealand businesses are embracing flexible working but must also prioritize cybersecurity to protect data from cyber threats.
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Lack of technology options limiting workplace flexibility today
Fri, 11th Mar 2022
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Many Australian businesses face worker shortages due to closed borders and Omicron isolation requirements, causing operational challenges.
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Why employees never want to give up remote work
Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
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While there is some desire to return to the office, most employees want to continue working from in some capacity, according to a recent report.
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New Citrix study says employees prefer remote work to office work
Thu, 13th Jan 2022
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Employees are moving towards a hybrid work model, with nearly 80% preferring it, as offices struggle to entice them back after lockdowns.
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Expectations for flexible working up to 75%, what can be done?
Mon, 30th Aug 2021
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Less than one-third of non-knowledge workers have flexibility in their roles, while 75% of knowledge workers want more flexibility, says Gartner.
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Nitro report: remote workers need better document handling
Tue, 13th Oct 2020
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Remote workers are lacking the right tools and solutions for effective WFH, says document productivity company Nitro.
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Remote working is here to stay - and employees love it, says GitLab report
Wed, 11th Mar 2020
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Remote working is becoming a reality for many, with 83% of professionals saying they can accomplish all tasks remotely, according to a new report from GitLab.
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Flexible workspaces provide major boost to NZ's local economies
Thu, 5th Dec 2019
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NZ's adoption of flexible workspaces could create 7,600+ jobs and spark local economies.