Working from home gives you the flexibility to choose when and where you work. It’s an enviable freedom that most nine to fivers can only dream of, and it certainly makes that elusive work-life balance more obtainable. But it’s not a holiday, or any less of a responsibility than working on location. In fact, it takes more […]
Your Instagram feeds are a constant reminder that someone somewhere is having a lot more fun than you right now. Those picture-perfect postcard moments can evoke inspiration and motivation to travel and see the world, or drive you to envy and despair while you’re stuck working a nine to five and paying bills. But is […]
You’ve daydreamed about spending your mornings at the beach instead of sitting in snail-paced traffic eating brekky bars and sipping on bad coffee. And you long for the day you can enjoy the afternoon sun on your back porch, not staring at solid beige walls and partitions. These are some sure signs that you’re ready to work from […]
Every day innocent people fall victim to bogus ‘get rich quick’ schemes and online job scams. Last year alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission received almost 2500 reports of financial loss from employment scams, amounting to nearly $1-million. That figure doesn’t include unreported cases, which are thought to be even more prevalent with victims […]
Working from home is no longer just for the lucky few. Major corporations across Australia and around the world are now opting for remote teams over traditional workplace arrangements. As a result, remote jobs are available in a huge range of industries, allowing more people than ever before to enjoy the ultimate work-life balance working […]
Working from home isn’t just a pathway to late nights, sleep-ins and pants-off Fridays. The increased flexibility of working from home, especially in remote jobs, can provide significant health benefits too. Here are just some of the key benefits of going remote. 1. More Time to Move Without the daily commute to and from the […]
Remote work has evolved from the traditional work-from-home job of a few decades ago. Remote work is the Future of Work and it’s here now. The new age of remote working paints a very different picture. More people than ever before are now taking their careers online. There are those running their own businesses or […]
Whether you work from home or in a traditional work setting, you probably track the number of hours you spend at work. But how many of them are actually spent working? The traditional work culture tends to commend the ‘first to arrive, last to leave’ approach, and boasting about the number of hours you’ve racked […]
Raise your hand if you never procrastinate. No-one? I thought so. Remote workers especially can easily fall victim to the dreaded waste of time that is procrastination. And if you don’t stamp it out quickly, this bad habit can become entrenched and eat away at your productivity, output and income. Perhaps most importantly, procrastinating leaves […]
Australians are ditching the 9 to 5 in record numbers for freedom and flexibility to choose when and where they work. It’s a new era for highly skilled workers who can now use digital technology to work remotely and on their terms. The world’s largest job site Indeed has released data showing the number of Australians […]