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Why WFH is likely to be bad for your health
Instead of offering a holy grail of flexibility and work-life balance, what if WFH might lead us to an early grave by actually increasing stress and decreasing our fitness?
Nick CoatsworthFormer deputy chief health officerIt’s remarkable to see how the post-pandemic work from home mantra has pervaded the Australian Public Service with unquestioning acceptance of its virtue.
What disturbs me as a physician is that health, both mental and physical, has been used as a justification for increasing flexibility provisions when the evidence underpinning the health benefits of working from home is sketchy and conflicting.
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