Fresh calls for Australian bosses to make flexible work mainstream, permanent
Three-quarters of employers now offer flexible hours, in a work-life “industrial revolution” to help more Australians juggle work and family life — but men still pocket a “blokes’ bonus’’ in terms of pay.
New data from the federal government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reveals that 75.9 per cent of companies had a flexible working policy before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March – up from just 60 per cent five years ago.