By: McCrindle
The average commute time per day since this decade began has increased from 40 minutes to 48 minutes, an increased commute time of 20% shows the latest data from HILDA. Workers now spend on average 4.5 hours a week getting to and from work, a rise of 23% since 2002.
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By: McCrindle
It was January 1948 that the Commonwealth Arbitration Court gave official assent to the 40-hour, five day working week in Australia.
Read more70 Years on and Work-life Balance Is Still Eluding Most Australians
By: Duncan Robinson
There is no such thing as balance.
It doesn’t exist. To achieve balance it would mean that you have control over external forces in your life that you have no control over.