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4 families share the flexible work options they need (and where they get them)
4 families who share how the flexible working options offered by AngloGold Ashanti Australia have helped them achieve success.
Career development for working parents, and paying it forward
Working mom Kani is gaining career development in an organization that values support, training, and employee-led groups. She’s leading networking too!
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6 ways to survive working remotely with your kids at home
Firstly, if you haven’t already, have a chat to your kids about why they are at home and potentially being home-schooled. Make sure you use language that is age appropriate. My children are 5, 9 and 11, so I have spoken to them all individually about what COVID-19 is...
Episode Seven: Women in STEM, the Girls’ Programming Network and Unconscious Bias
Renee Noble is the executive director of the Girls’ Programming Network, a software engineer at EdTech company Grok Learning, and was recently named in the Australia Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence. Having had no exposure to programming until stumbling...
Finding an employer with shared values
Ibbie Omideyi describes her first day at London North Eastern Railway (LNER) as arriving home. She shares why she “absolutely loves” her job as Community Engagement Manager and the importance of working for an organization with shared values. Ibbie has three core...
How to Have a Career Driven by Curiosity and Passion
Kate Bushell recently joined WORK180 as our Head of Sales. She’s passionate, energetic, believes “the world is your oyster” and is excited about using her 15 years’ sales experience to drive transformation supporting WORK180’s Endorsed Employers. Curiosity Caught the...
Why ‘Culture Add’ is the new ‘Culture Fit’
We have all heard it during the recruitment process - “we are looking for a culture fit with our company” - some of us may have even said it ourselves; but looking for a culture fit can be underpinned by unconscious bias, lack of innovation and cause your business to...
Found yourself working remotely? Here’s 8 tips to ensure you stay happy and productive
When I started at WORK180 a year ago I, like many, had only ever participated in remote working from my couch. I was excited about spending more time with my cats every day but nervous at the prospect of managing teams and my own priorities outside of the structure of...
The secrets to a successful job sharing arrangement
Job sharing, where one full-time role is shared by two part-time professionals, is becoming more and more popular as companies beef up their flexible working policies. But how do you turn it from a good idea on paper to a seamless arrangement in practice? We have some...
A Global Champion with Dreams for the Future
From a childhood tinkering with cars on a farm in the country, Natasha Smith became the first woman in the world to be crowned Technician Champion in Toyota's National Skills competition last year. She says diagnostics work is the perfect mix of her love for cars and...
COVID-19: What Endorsed Employers are doing to support their employees
We have collected the latest news articles to highlight what WORK180 Endorsed Employers are doing to support their employees (and other companies) through this unprecedented time. Infosys Staying safe, connected and productive during COVID-19 Cisco Commits $225...