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How to get control of your time
Though many people have more leisure time now than in the past, paradoxically, more free time comes with increased time pressure.
Accountants are overworked: IPA member survey
In a recent survey, IPA members provided insights into their organisations' approaches to flexibility, their own preferences and their working...
Stress levels in Australian workplaces among the highest as we battle constant interruptions and irritating colleagues
A recent study found 34% of employees reported lower mental health levels compared to six months ago. Alarmingly, 37% also reported decreased...
Quiz: Can you pick famous accountants and tax evaders out of a lineup?
It’s been a big week of serious discussion – from China’s economy and Australia’s defence budget, through to the economic impact of live events...
Why women’s sport needs more than investment in new facilities
Sport can play a powerful role in fostering healthy, prosperous, and positive outcomes for societies. Being physically active goes beyond...
6 ways small businesses can benefit from measuring wellbeing
Australia’s first national wellbeing framework, Measuring What Matters, could help small businesses support employees amid increasing awareness...
Q&A: How Sharon Hewitt builds client relationships
Sharon Hewitt performed well at school. Smart and confident, she became a school captain in year 10 and excelled in many subjects. Despite this,...
Australians’ satisfaction with life is at its lowest level in two decades
Each year since 2001, we survey a geographically representative sample of 2,000 Australians about how satisfied they are with their lives as a...
The rise of mental health in SMEs and how to manage it
In June 2020 the MYOB Business Monitor found that 45 per cent of small-business owners had experienced stress in running their business, 50 per...
Firms to ‘strongly encourage’ staff to get jabbed
At one big four firm, the approach to staff vaccinations will centre less around trying to convince workers to get the jab, and more around...
New initiative set to tackle rising workplace mental health injuries
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and insurance company EML launched the Mind Your Head campaign to raise awareness of mental health...
