With the number of working parents on the rise, quality time with the family is becoming increasingly hard to organise. Parents are looking to a new source of inspiration for help: business.

As having a strong work ethic is increasingly valued and respected, being hard-working no longer means you’re a geek. On the contrary, it's becoming a preferable lifestyle choice.

The Australian workforce falls predominantly into two camps; the overworked, 41 hours a week and above workers, and the hand-to-mouth, 15 hours and below. But the sharing economy is paving the intersection with work-as-you-go employment, and Aussies are finding better ways to make ends meet.

When you think of Aussie stereotypes, fun-loving and beer-drinking are certainly up there. The sunshine would lead you to think that life’s a beach down under. But the Australian Psychological Society’s survey of stress and wellbeing found that 2014 was a tough year; particularly for Aussie men.