Many UNW employees ask for flexibility to work from home from necessity or convenience. The report shows that working from home has been a very positive experience for GSP managers and employees, who have dispelled some long-standing concerns about the flexibility of work regimes. „In particular, women with children between the ages of 5 and 17 also reported working more productively at home,“ said Dr. Williamson. Our employees have access to a wide range of life-balancing aids – flexible work arrangements, generous on-site child care requirements, and comprehensive on-campus fitness facilities. „After the pandemic, GSP organizations would do well to continue to give employees the opportunity to work from home,“ she said. „Nearly two-thirds of executives are more supportive of employees working from home in the future,“ said Associate Professor Colley. The report, which also contains a series of tips to help organizations facilitate work from home, is available here. While there was room for improvement – some respondents said they worked longer or had fewer networking and training opportunities – the survey showed that working from home can be the „new normal.“ As a general rule, the university closes the business during the Christmas and New Year holidays for a fixed period, which is subject to an annual review. The 3 working days between Christmas and New Year are granted to staff at UNW`s discretion in the form of paid „university holidays“.

„Working from home. The success of recent months shows that the GSP should trust its workers. In fact, this research shows that people can be more productive, and management welcomes them. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the power of the UNW community to quickly address complex and challenging performance. Together, through cooperation, we have moved online education; We have moved most of our community away and supported each other through one of the most extraordinary periods in our organization and in our country`s history. „The staff want to continue working from home. However, some managers and organisations are still in a pre-pandemic mentality and are hesitant to wish it. We encourage organizations to continue to accept this form of flexible work,“ said Dr. Williamson. UNW Canberra Academic Dr Sue Williamson said this is an important awareness, as previous research in this area had found a lot of opposition from managers to work from home. The majority of women and men were better able to take on care tasks while working from home. Research shows that the combination of work and care can increase productivity.

The „Working from Home“ experience, imposed on millions of employees by the global pandemic, has changed the way many GSP managers think. While technology has provided the opportunity to work from home since the 1990s, the reception of organizations has progressed only slowly due to uncertainties about the impact on productivity and performance. The study surveyed nearly 6,000 GSP employees about how they had worked from home during the current pandemic.