Nicholas Burch doesn’t care whether his employees come into the office or not. To him, location is irrelevant.

The director of Melbourne law firm Burch & Co isn’t a fan of workplace mandates. He prefers to let his 20 employees decide where they work – and when they get their work done.

Nicholas Burch says his law firm has become more profitable since embracing flexible work. Credit:

“All that I care about is that they get their work done and that they are accountable to their team,” Burch says. “Having said that, the more we have invested in the flexibility of our employees, the more profitable we have become.”

Burch set up the law firm nine years ago, setting out to build a workplace that trusted its people enough to let them choose what worked for them. He says the decision allows

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