How will our work lives change after Covid-19?

Each week the NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's whether flexible working and changed work hours could be here to stay. Hosted by Frances Cook.<br /><br />Times of crisis also give us the opportunity for change. <br /><br />We’ve all drastically changed the ways we work in order to be safe during Covid-19. <br /><br />We’re zooming, chatting, and many of us are discovering we’re just as productive at home. For some of us, we’re actually even more productive. <br /><br />Now this clearly doesn’t apply to everyone, as some jobs must be done in person. <br /><br />But for the many who can work remotely, or with flexible hours, there’s been a taste of a different way to organise our lives. So now the question is, how much of this do we want to keep?<br /><br />For the latest Cooking the Books podcast I talked to Andrew Barnes, founder of Perpetual Guardian, and advocate for the four day work week. <br /><br />We discussed how flexible working actually increases productivity, whether offices are still needed at all, and how to have the conversation with your boss. <br /><br />For the episode, listen on the podcast player above.<br /><br />If you have a question about this podcast, or a question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it. I'm on Facebook here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/</a> Instagram here <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/</a> and Twitter here <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/FrancesCook</a>