As the latest research from the Australian federal government's Teleworking Advisory Committee shows, it isn't technology that's stalling change, but archaic attitudes.

The benefits of greater flexibility through job sharing and teleworking are overwhelmingly clear. There is no shortage of evidence proving it increases productivity, improves job satisfaction, promotes greater work/life balance and allows for job sharing arrangements so that people currently inhibited from the workforce due to family responsibilities, age or disabilities, can contribute to the Australian economy.

Managers causing the greatest harm to workplace change are those preoccupied with how they can 'check up' or monitor teleworkers.

It is the age of mobility, not 9 to 5 visibility!

It is these very same managers that neglect staff training, which is key to retaining good staff.