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Roller’s chief people officer Bee Hepburn says around one in five employees have swapped public holidays since the policy was introduced six months ago.

Start-up staff trade traditional public holidays for any day off

At Roller, staff have been clocking in to work on some official holidays in exchange for a day off for Lunar New Year, Diwali, or even their birthday.

LSKD founder Jason Daniel at their Brisbane HQ.

No work beyond 1pm on Fridays for this loose kid

There’s no Friday afternoon slouches at LSKD, because everyone has left the office by 1pm.

Meegan Marshall,Intrepid Travel’s first chief people and purpose officer, appointed two years ago.

Intrepid hands out week-long global holidays

The travel group’s growing workforce get a free trip a year and an extra week off so they can holiday on what would normally be company time.

Joel Friedlaender, founder of Melbourne's Red Guava, which built medical bookings platform Cliniko.

Cliniko’s 30-hour week a key to its success

The perk means the practice management software company gets ‘really quality hours’ from its team worldwide.

Updoc co-CEOs Dylan Coyne and Clifton Hodgkinson.

How intelligence and autonomy have given Updoc a recipe for success

The telehealth platform, winner in the Government, Education, Not-for-profit and Health category, has a flexible employee policy in terms of work from home arrangements.

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Neu’s first associate director Harry Morrison was a graduate four years ago.

Why 1600 grads want to work at Neu

A flatter structure and a focus on culture has put Neu Capital among this year’s Financial Review BOSS Best Places to Work finalists for financial services.

ISPT has built new purposes into its culture, including working to house at-risk youth.  

Cultural transformation gives ISPT workers a purpose

The corporate property fund encourages employees to integrate their work commitments into their life, offering greater flexibility.

Carly Lloyd, LMG: “People have evolved beyond job descriptions. Job descriptions feel too static for the way of the world and the way of work now.”

Loan Market Group in talent ‘sweet spot’

The winner of the Financial Services category has seen new staff attracted to its ‘scale, stability and entrepreneurial vibe’.

Springers solar helps electricians fast-track their apprenticeship.

Front-footed training a competitive advantage in the trades

Springers Solar is a finalist in the Manufacturing, Consumer Goods and Utilities category for its in-house career development program for apprentices.

Lisa Macqueen, Cleancorp CEO.

New forum for women in facilities builds connections

Female-friendly group environment helps business relationships form naturally, without any hard sell required.

Snack-pack mental health makes staff happy

Near-perfect employee engagement scores and staff who have enhanced skills to manage their mental health fluctuations has proven a winning combination for Fujifilm Australia.

Profusion Group managing director Simone Mears

Non-gendered approach to reproductive leave counters unconscious bias

A ‘paradigm-shifting moment’ led Profusion Group to offer health and wellbeing days that go beyond traditional ideas.

Justin Fox has committed to running 1000km -- roughly 20km a week – while raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

I found purpose in my job once I tried this

Professional services firm HPX runs an employee incentive program encouraging staff to learn new skills and do an activity outside their comfort zone.

Jessica Hall, Bendelta.

Meaningful work is what matters most

Employees are happiest when they feel what they do has purpose and impact – and this helps organisations thrive.

Akcelo chief executive Aden Hepburn.

How a company-wide cook-off boosted this ad agency’s team culture

Creative agency Akcelo concocted an unorthodox – and delicious – way to bring its staff together once every month or so.

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MD Marilla Akkermans of Equality Media and  Marketing,  Best Places to Work story - Equality Media + Marketing.

This firm gave staff 48 extra days off each year and business boomed

A small advertising agency in Melbourne pays its staff the same wage for 32 hours of work each week.

There aren’t many companies that give their staff an extra leave days off to go and explore some of the world’s most iconic destinations, says Intrepid’s James Thornton.

Why these companies are Australia’s best places to work in 2025

Management consultancy Empact Group is crowned the 2025 Financial Review BOSS Best Place to Work. 

A great way to release pressure in the brain is by writing things down, removing the need to hold everything at the front of mind.

What the research actually says about WFH

Peter Dutton has ditched his pledge to force public servants back to the office, calling the policy a mistake. So, what do we know about working from home?

Demographer Dr Liz Allen has resigned as a staff-elected member of the ANU Council.

‘Difficult decision’: ANU council member resigns

A member of ANU’s governing body has resigned, citing concerns about the council’s direction and a lack of accountability after months of turmoil.

Macquarie CFO Alex Harvey.

Highest-paid CFOs revealed

Macquarie’s chief financial officer Alex Harvey has reclaimed the title of the country’s highest-paid CFO, bagging statutory reported pay of $10.1 million, despite a 4 per cent decline in his pay.

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