Hybrid Working. The good, the bad & the unknown.

Episode 37,   Dec 06, 2022, 05:15 AM

Professor Mark Wooden from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss working from home, hybrid working and the Great Resignation.
  • Does productivity increase or decrease when working from home?
  • Is hybrid working a temporary post COVID phenomenon?
  • Will employees be forced back to offices when unemployment rises back to average levels and employees loose their current bargaining power?
  • Have we seen the irreversible decline of central business districts?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages for both employees and employers of working from home?
  • As social animals, do humans need the socialisation the workplace offers?
  • What are the mental health issues resulting from hybrid working?
  • Is the Great Resignation a myth as the statistics suggest?
Want To Dig Deeper?
2022 HILDA Statistical Report. How Australian households changed as we managed the emerging pandemic.
https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/hilda/publications/hilda-statistical-reports

Read Professor Mark Wooden’s article in The Conversation on why home working boosts women's job satisfaction more than men.
https://theconversation.com/hilda-finds-working-from-home-boosts-womens-job-satisfaction-more-than-mens-and-that-has-a-downside-195641