Martijn Boersma

Aug 26, 2024 | rte.ie | Emmanuel Josserand |Martijn Boersma

Analysis: While it can improve work-life balance and wellbeing, its success depends on implementation and enforcement within each workplace By Emmanuel Josserand, University of Technology Sydney and Martijn Boersma, University of Sydney From today, many employees in Australia get a new right, called the right to disconnect from work. This entails the right to refuse to read or respond to work-related calls, texts and emails outside their working hours, unless that refusal is unreasonable.

Aug 26, 2024 | startupdaily.net | Alan Manly |Simon Thomsen |Emmanuel Josserand |Martijn Boersma

Applications for Bupa’s 2024 eco-Disruptive program, which is open to start-ups in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, close next Monday, September 2. The program gives selected startups with £25,000 (A$49,000) in initial funding and then £200,000 (A$390,000) if they win Bupa’s global eco-Disruptive competition.

Aug 26, 2024 | startupdaily.net | Alan Manly |Simon Thomsen |Emmanuel Josserand |Martijn Boersma

The moment an entrepreneur decides to take the plunge and launch a unique value proposition, it often feels like a solitary journey. This decision is personal, driven by a deep desire to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Analysing this moment reveals a singular experience—one person, one opportunity, one launch. It’s a scenario that can easily be seen as lonely, even though it might also represent self-actualisation, the pinnacle of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Aug 25, 2024 | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Emmanuel Josserand |Martijn Boersma |Harrison Polites

Data analysis startup WhyHive has raised $600,000 in a pre-Seed round. The company’s first raise comes after six years of bootstrapping and was led by Skalata Ventures, with support from Culture Amp’s Jon Williams, Linktree’s Alex Zaccaria and Up Bank’s Dom Pym. The Melbourne startup describes itself as “like Canva, but for data: easy to use and accessible”.

Aug 25, 2024 | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Emmanuel Josserand |Martijn Boersma |Harrison Polites

Brisbane battery company Redflow has been placed in voluntary administration and its shares suspended from trade just weeks after unveiling plans for a 5 MWh project with Queensland’s energy generators, Stanwell Corporation. Richard Hughes and David Orr from Deloitte were appointed voluntary administrators of Redflow and three subsidiaries by its board on Friday, not long after requesting a trading halt.