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Victoria’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has partnered with tech start-up Gemini3 to deploy its matching platform across the department to further enhance and promote flexible working.

Changes underway through the technological “revolution” will have a huge impact on employment but, at the same time, are likely to provide more opportunities for meaningful work and exciting business, according to a newly released report on the future of business.

A new survey shows the majority of Australian companies are monitoring employees, with excessive use of Internet shopping sites monitored while 27% of companies block shopping sites entirely.

Dropbox has released a new ‘team’ feature, making it easier for users to collaborate, share and organise projects.

Sydney-based web hosting company, Crucial, has launched what it says is Australia’s first Managed Google Apps for Work.  

Ricoh has unveiled its ‘Visual Communication’ collaboration solution, letting collaboration happen anywhere while introducing new stylus/touch capable interactive touch displays and the new Huddle Box.

NBN, the former NBN Co and the company behind Australia’s National Broadband Network, is once again beating the drum on the dramatic changes in Aussie lifestyles that will emerge with the future ‘super-connected’ Australia.

Faster and more reliable broadband could increase the number of Australians working from home, providing them with greater flexibility and the chance to avoid peak-time congestion, according to research commissioned by NBN Co.

Two international rivals to Australia's Freelancer.com, Elance and oDesk, are merging to create a service with a total of 8 million registered freelance workers.

A national survey into the use of 'Shadow IT' in the workplace has revealed that 80% of workers in ANZ, US and UK are using software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps to help them do their jobs without their IT department's knowledge.

NBN Co has leapt into Australia's top 10 most 'InDemand' employers after LinkedIn released its list of most sought-after workplaces today.

CareerOne today announced it has joined forces with fast growing Aussie start-up Airtasker, making short-term employment opportunities available to those searching for full-time work.

Airtasker - the web site that matches people with odd jobs to be done with those who can perform them - has celebrated its first anniversary. But if anyone's making money, it's not the people doing the work.

A survey conducted for Telstra found a majority of small business owners and operators will be at work during the Christmas-New Year period.

The daily commute to work is stressing out Australian workers more than ever and technology is badly needed to improve things, according to a new study. Technology is needed to improve transport and traffic information, and to better enable working from home the report has found.

Australian office workers say they are working harder and longer, with many of them regularly taking work home. But there's a slight trade-off, with employers becoming more relaxed about the use of social networking tools at work.

A study conducted by researchers from Finland, the United Kingdom, and France found a relationship between working a lot of overtime hours and the likelihood of having heart problems. The study stresses the importance of balancing work and leisure.