The Workforce Has Changed. Has Your Visibility?

More than half of Australian employees now work remotely at least part of the time. The question isn't whether remote work is here to stay. It's whether you have the visibility to manage it effectively, support your people, and protect your data.

53%

of Australian employees work remotely at least part-time

69% of employers now offer hybrid work arrangements

6.7M

Australians regularly work from home

60% of CBD workers work from home at least some of the time

75%

of workers would leave for a job with flexible working

3 in 4 prime-aged Australian workers say lack of flexibility motivates them to leave

Out of Sight Shouldn't Mean Out of Mind

Remote and hybrid work creates real management challenges. ActivityPulse gives you objective data to address each one without resorting to surveillance.

Engagement Visibility

Are remote employees as engaged as in-office staff? Are they struggling or thriving? Engagement scoring answers these questions with data, not assumptions.

Tool Adoption

Are remote workers using the right tools? Are expensive licences going unused? Application tracking shows exactly what software your team relies on.

Work Life Balance

Are remote employees overworking? Is after-hours activity creeping up? Burnout detection monitors 11 signals to catch problems early.

“39% of Australian businesses mandated a full-time return to the office in 2025, a 3% increase from the previous year. Yet 78% of employees favour hybrid working models.”

“A randomised control trial of 1,600 workers found no differences in productivity, performance-review outcomes, promotion, learning, or innovation between hybrid and office-only workers.”

“Companies offering remote work options see 25% lower employee turnover. 71% of remote employees report better work-life balance.”

“42% of remote workers regularly experience loneliness and isolation, 31% feel more stressed and burnt out, and 28% have felt the need to access mental health and wellbeing support.”

How ActivityPulse Tracks Remote Work Patterns

8 metrics across presence, activity, focus, and work patterns combine to give you complete visibility into how your distributed team actually works.

What You'll See

Data-driven insights into how your distributed team actually works, without asking them to fill in timesheets.

Automated Alerts for Remote Work Policies

Configure rules that monitor remote work patterns and notify you when something needs attention. Alerts delivered via email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams within seconds.

Overtime Detection

Alert when daily work hours exceed 10 hours. Catch burnout risk before it escalates.

Attendance Monitoring

Alert when no activity detected by 10 AM. Ensure remote team members are online.

VPN Compliance

Alert when VPN is not connected during work hours. Enforce secure connection policies.

After-Hours Activity

Alert when after-hours work percentage exceeds 30%. Protect work-life balance.

Public WiFi Detection

Alert when employees connect to unknown or unsecured WiFi networks.

Engagement Decline

Alert when a user’s engagement score drops significantly below their baseline.

Mon 9:12 AM
Logged on from home WiFi (VPN connected)
Mon 9:15 AM
Opened Outlook, Teams, and Jira (productive apps)
Mon 11:30 AM
2 hours 15 min focus time in Figma (design work)
Mon 12:45 PM
Idle session: 48 minutes (lunch break)
Mon 3:20 PM
Connected to public WiFi at cafe (VPN disconnected)
Mon 5:45 PM
Logged off. Total active time: 7h 05m. Score: 81%
Mon 9:30 PM
After-hours login detected. 45 min in Slack and email

The Investigation Timeline shows every event across all modules. See work patterns, network connections, and engagement levels for each remote employee. Export as branded PDF or DOCX.

Built for Trust, Not Surveillance

No keystroke content logging
We count keystrokes. We don’t record what was typed.

No webcam or audio recording
We detect device usage. We don’t access cameras or microphones.

No continuous screen recording
Screenshots are point-in-time, not video.

Every module is configurable
Toggle monitoring modules on/off per agent. Only collect what you need.

“Hybrid workers are just as productive as full-time office workers. A randomised control trial of 1,600 workers found no differences in productivity, performance-review outcomes, or promotion rates.”

Professor Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University

CEDA Australia, Work From Home Data Update