One of the world's foremost experts on cities has warned Australia risks 'sleepwalking into a long-term loss of productivity' but not everyone agrees.
abc.net.au/news/how-australian-cities-are-falling-behind-the-rest-of-the-world/102321886Australia risks "sleepwalking into a long-term loss of productivity" unless workers return to the office in greater numbers, one of the world's foremost experts on cities has warned.Australia and the US are lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to office occupancy
While the number of employees working 3-4 days a week in Melbourne CBD businesses had increased to 46 per cent in March 2023, the number of employees working five days a week has fallen from 19 per cent in November last year to 8 per cent in March this year. "But the risk is that what seems more efficient — working from home — is actually much less productive and ultimately leads to lower pay, job insecurity and a worse quality of life."
Dr Chevez argues that intermittent isolation is critical for creative thought and innovation, and the office was an invention of a time when no other options for rapidly sharing ideas was possible, a time which has now passed.
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