Two-thirds of Aussies want to continue working from home

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NBN Co’s chief information officer Debbie Taylor says that COVID-19 has shown that employers need to take remote working seriously.

A report to be issued today by NBN Co and StartupAus states that companies will need to learn how to manage large numbers of their employees working from home on a regular basis.

NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue says research it commissioned revealed that 81% of people who had worked from home found it a positive experience, and that two-thirds hoped to still hope to work from home to some degree once the pandemic was over:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.