Not That Many Americans Can Actually Work From Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Not That Many Americans Can Actually Work From Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Huff Post  

Fewer than 1 in 3 American workers can telework. JaruekChairak via Getty Images As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, more and more companies are urging their employees to work from home to help limit transmission. pic.twitter.com/UVSrlxshSI — Heidi Shierholz March 13, 2020 More than 60% of workers in management, business and finance had the ability to work from home at least some of the time in 2017 and 2018. Of those workers in management, business and finance, 94% have access to paid sick days if they happen to be quarantined or need to care for a child whose school closed. Heidi Shierholz, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and former chief economist at the U.S. Labor Department, said the telework data shows how many occupations still haven’t been integrated.

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The working-from-home illusion fades
1 year, 5 months ago

The working-from-home illusion fades

Live Mint  

A gradual reverse migration is under way, from Zoom to the conference room. Wall Street firms have been among the most forceful in summoning workers to their offices, but in recent months even many tech titans—Apple, Google, Meta and more—have demanded staff show up to the office at least three days a week. Michael Gibbs of the University of Chicago …

‘We’re really worried.’ Coronavirus cases jump at L.A. County workplaces, sparking new safety push
2 years, 6 months ago

‘We’re really worried.’ Coronavirus cases jump at L.A. County workplaces, sparking new safety push

LA Times  

People wear masks just outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday. “With the continued increase in cases, and now as you’re seeing the corresponding increase in hospitalizations … we’re really worried,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said of the region’s overall trends. “All workplaces should implement sensible safety precautions at this point, including asking …

Working and studying from home to become part of the post-pandemic norm
3 years, 2 months ago

Working and studying from home to become part of the post-pandemic norm

NL Times  

As a result of the coronavirus restrictions, the Dutch intend to structure working from home and online meetings into daily life after the end of of the pandemic. Twenty-five to thirty percent of students in secondary and higher education said they expect to continue participating in classes from home even after the end of the coronavirus measures, according to the …

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home

Dutch News  

Some three in five employers have not yet made their strategy on working from home clear to staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by I&O Research. Officially, the advice is to ‘work from home if you can, and go to the office if you must’, but many companies are now welcoming staff back on …

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home

Dutch News  

Some three in five employers have not yet made their strategy on working from home clear to staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by I&O Research. Officially, the advice is to ‘work from home if you can, and go to the office if you must’, but many companies are now welcoming staff back on …

Want to work from home permanently? How to make it happen
3 years, 7 months ago

Want to work from home permanently? How to make it happen

LA Times  

Ben Jarso, an avid skier, recently bought a home in Truckee, Calif., after moving from the San Francisco area. “Not all companies are willing or able to accommodate such requests long term, but if you don’t speak up, your manager won’t know.” In many workplaces, remote work arrangements are generally decided categorically, rather than on a case-by-case basis, employment advisor …

Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research
3 years, 8 months ago

Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research

NL Times  

A quarter of people currently working remotely said they would prefer to continue working from home predominantly or fully once the coronavirus pandemic has ended. On average people want to work from home for 18 hours per week, accounting for just over two full working days, according to research by TNO. The same research also showed that last month more …

Here's how working from home makes you more productive
3 years, 8 months ago

Here's how working from home makes you more productive

Hindustan Times  

The great work-from-home experiment occasioned by the pandemic has divided opinion in the corporate suite and sparked endless debates about whether employees work as effectively from the kitchen table as they do from the office. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon has called the new arrangements “an aberration” that the investment bank will “correct as quickly as …

Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes
3 years, 9 months ago

Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes

Associated Press  

DETROIT — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded? A report this week from the employment website Indeed says postings for jobs that mention “remote work” have more than doubled …

Coronavirus Forced a Massive Remote-work Experiment. The Hard Phase is Yet to Come
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Forced a Massive Remote-work Experiment. The Hard Phase is Yet to Come

News 18  

In March 2020, companies across the US abruptly shuttered their offices and instructed employees to work from home indefinitely as a result of the pandemic. “Many companies succeeded working remotely in 2020 largely because everyone was doing it — there was no built-in preference for office workers or stigma against remote workers,” said Andrew Hewitt, senior analyst at market research …

How the pandemic will redefine work in 2021
4 years ago

How the pandemic will redefine work in 2021

Live Mint  

Let’s face it, our pre-covid work life is not coming back anytime soon. Work from home is here to stay Even though many companies are planning to reopen offices next year, entry will be staggered. Human resource experts believe organisations will look at a hybrid work model, with people going in to offices largely for meetings or brainstorming sessions. Remote …

How work from home has impacted the productivity of an employee
4 years, 1 month ago

How work from home has impacted the productivity of an employee

India Today  

Being locked down during a pandemic situation makes many anxious and stressed. Rather, we were/ are at home during a pandemic crisis, trying to work in the most productive manner possible!’ Let’s first understand how work from home could be productive and efficient in a normal situation. Post pandemic with lockdown imposed by various national governments, organizations are left with …

Invest in care workers, invest in care
4 years, 2 months ago

Invest in care workers, invest in care

Al Jazeera  

On June 22, Mirtes Renata Santana, a domestic worker, brought her five-year-old son Miguel with her to work in an affluent neighbourhood outside of Recife in eastern Brazil. There are at least 67 million domestic workers across the world today, and more than 90 percent of them do not have the same social protection as the rest of the labour …

The biggest unknowns in a post-pandemic work world
4 years, 2 months ago

The biggest unknowns in a post-pandemic work world

BBC  

The biggest unknowns in a post-pandemic work world Emmanuel Lafont For those who are able, remote work has allowed people to do their jobs in secluded areas outside of cities. With many workers asking the same thing, several big companies have already answered: “Why not?” Just this month, tech giant Microsoft announced that it would offer staff the option to …

Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever

BBC  

Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever Emmanuel Lafont The future of physical office spaces, and how we'll use them, hangs in the balance as we slowly march toward a post-pandemic world Covid-19 upended our jobs. We’re also examining what happens to people who can’t work from home as well as those whose jobs depend on a steady …

Covid causing "disastrous" worker shortage in nursing homes
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid causing "disastrous" worker shortage in nursing homes

NL Times  

The coronavirus is creating a "disastrous" shortage of care workers in nursing homes and home care, according to Henk Kamp, chairman of the branch association for care organizations ActiZ. In a number of regions it is no longer possible to complete the work schedules in home care and nursing home care," Kamp said. "Much attention is rightly paid to hospital …

Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say
4 years, 3 months ago

Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say

The Telegraph  

The Government’s drive to get workers back to the office has been dealt a fresh blow as new research reveals almost two thirds of employers believe staff are at least as productive when they work from home. More than half of workers expect they will never return to working five days a week in the office, separate research by broadband …

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?
4 years, 4 months ago

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?

ABC  

One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift of around half the workforce to working at home. If working from home eliminated an hour of commuting, without changing time spent on work or reducing production, the result would be equivalent to a 13 per cent increase in productivity. A study by Harvard and …

How organizations should reboot, reinvent, and repurpose after Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

How organizations should reboot, reinvent, and repurpose after Covid-19

India Today  

Ever since the coronavirus has put every economic activity on hold, and has been declared a global pandemic, organizations have taken a step back to readjust, relaunch, and recover from the after-effects. In uncertain times, creating a viable strategy and using versatile tools and techniques will help organizations respond quickly to inescapable change in their business environment. Normalize work from …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

Coronavirus: Remote working worsens work-life balance, poll finds
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Remote working worsens work-life balance, poll finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Almost half of …

From recruiting to support mentally: The changing role of HR during coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

From recruiting to support mentally: The changing role of HR during coronavirus pandemic

India Today  

When we all are adapting to the new remote work culture, thanks to the ongoing covid19 quarantine, companies are also reforming their HR policies for the benefit and wellness of the employees. HR’s job is to keep employees physically and mentally healthy to resume regular work, as well as preparing business recovery measures, during this transitional time. Here are the …

Most workers want 'hybrid' jobs at the office and at home after coronavirus, study finds
4 years, 6 months ago

Most workers want 'hybrid' jobs at the office and at home after coronavirus, study finds

ABC  

Most Australian workers want to return to their physical office after coronavirus restrictions loosen, a study has found. Key points: The survey shows how coronavirus has changed our attitudes to work Up to 60 per cent of respondents want to split their working time between home and office Older workers were least willing to return to the office in any …

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home

India Today  

The changing dynamics of the workspace landscape under the pressure of Covid-19 outbreak has put a halt to the long debate on whether allowing employees to work from home augments their productivity or curtails it, by putting it to a practical test overnight, that too on a world-wide scale. With digital offices becoming the new normal in 2020, companies all …

Study Shows COVID-19's Devastating Impact On Black Immigrant Domestic Workers
4 years, 6 months ago

Study Shows COVID-19's Devastating Impact On Black Immigrant Domestic Workers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Black immigrant domestic workers are triply impacted by the coronavirus crisis: the illness itself, the related economic fallout and systemic racism, a new survey shows. The survey of 800 Black immigrant house cleaners, nannies and home care workers in Massachusetts, New York City and Miami found that 70% had either lost their jobs or had their hours …

Is work from home feasible in the long run?
4 years, 6 months ago

Is work from home feasible in the long run?

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdowns have made work from home an imperative for several industries. In a conversation moderated by K. Bharat Kumar, Ashwini Deshpande and Ramkumar Ramamoorthy discuss whether work from home is likely to become a constant even in a post-COVID future. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy : While much of the focus seems to be on work from …

Third of workers predict 2nd coronavirus wave with people vacationing abroad: union
4 years, 7 months ago

Third of workers predict 2nd coronavirus wave with people vacationing abroad: union

NL Times  

A third of workers in the Netherlands expect that there will be new coronavirus infections when colleagues return from a vacation abroad. 28 percent even predict a second coronavirus wave, according to a survey trade union CNV did among 1,900 members. The union therefore calls on all workers returning from a vacation abroad to first be tested for the virus …

Webinar on challenges before job industry as coronavirus becomes new normal
4 years, 7 months ago

Webinar on challenges before job industry as coronavirus becomes new normal

India Today  

Coronavirus and work culture will definitely be different post lockdown. Therefore, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Department of Liberal Arts will host an online conference for Employees and Human Resource Professionals tomorrow on May 30, 2020, on the topic ‘Employee Engagement and Welfare In the New Normal of Work-From-Home, Post Covid-19.’ The event is open to the public. Speaking about …

Many Workers Would Prefer To Keep Working From Home At Least Some Of The Time
4 years, 7 months ago

Many Workers Would Prefer To Keep Working From Home At Least Some Of The Time

Huff Post  

nadia_bormotova via Getty Images Americans answered questions about how the coronavirus pandemic has shaped their ideas about working from home all the time or returning to an office. In his company announcement of switching mostly to permanent remote work, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke declared, “Office centricity is over.” But is a fully remote workforce what American professionals actually want? Although …

The price of being ‘essential’: Latino service workers bear brunt of coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

The price of being ‘essential’: Latino service workers bear brunt of coronavirus

LA Times  

For Lupe Martinez, who does the laundry at a Riverside nursing home, each day presented an agonizing choice: Go to work and risk getting the novel coronavirus or lose the $13.58-an-hour paycheck her family relies upon. “There were many times I didn’t want to go to work,” said Martinez, coughing heavily as she spoke. “They feel essential; they’re trying to …

Return To Work Reveals There’s Nothing Equal About the Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Return To Work Reveals There’s Nothing Equal About the Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Following his announcement that workers should start returning to their offices and job sites this week, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued that the best way to curtail the spread of the coronavirus was for the public to use “good, solid British common sense.” “I think everybody understands what we are trying to do together, and that …

Half of NL residents want to keep working from home after coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Half of NL residents want to keep working from home after coronavirus crisis

NL Times  

Working from home seems to be a hit for many employees in the Netherlands. 53 percent are positive about working from home and 49 percent want to keep doing so, at least partly, after the coronavirus crisis is over, according to a survey by Nationale Vacaturebank​ and Intermediair​ among over a thousand Dutch workers, AD reports. But now that a …

Coronavirus | Tech-challenged Japanese struggle to work from home
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Tech-challenged Japanese struggle to work from home

The Hindu  

When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores. No clearly defined job One factor, says Yuri Tazawa, a pioneer in Japan of “teleworking,” or working from home, is that Japanese workers often do not have clearly defined jobs like …

Coronavirus recession will hit women harder, experts warn
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus recession will hit women harder, experts warn

Al Jazeera  

Crystal Crawford, 34, loves her job as a social worker at a nonprofit private school for children who have experienced homelessness. People who thought they had it all together - right now, we’re struggling to maintain our households by Crystal Crawford, social worker and part-time childcare provider ‘Well-worn path of inequality’ Of course, it is not just healthcare workers who …

Coronavirus has people working from home, which could have long-term benefits for women
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus has people working from home, which could have long-term benefits for women

ABC  

Heather Renton never planned on working from home, let alone starting up her own organisation. Since then, Ms Renton has been working from a home office next to Rebecca's playroom, running Syndromes Without A Name — the organisation she founded to support other parents of children with undiagnosed or rare genetic conditions. "Sometimes I think we're stuck still doing things …

Japan coronavirus: People won’t work from home until Shinzo Abe makes them
4 years, 9 months ago

Japan coronavirus: People won’t work from home until Shinzo Abe makes them

CNN  

Tokyo CNN Business — Salary men in suits crammed into trains during the rush-hour commute are staple scenes in Tokyo. While Tokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike has urged the city’s 13.5 million residents to telework where possible until April 12, and major Japanese companies such as Honda, Toyota and Nissan have asked staff to work from home, many employees are still …

Work from Home in the time of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Work from Home in the time of COVID-19

The Hindu  

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent work-from-home imperatives and lockdowns have led to significant economic disruptions around the world. The figure highlights the negative association between the two dimensions — the greater the need for human proximity, the lower is the suitability of the occupation to work from home. For example, occupations with highest suitability to work …

These Are The Sacrifices Medical Workers Make To Fight Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

These Are The Sacrifices Medical Workers Make To Fight Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the United States, health care workers have needed to stay agile and quickly adjust to our alarming new reality. Jane also said she avoids wearing clean scrubs to work because “people think you’re like a walking infection.” Of course, most people look at others as if they’re infected at this …

Coronavirus: Quarantined at home? Here's how you can make the most of it
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Quarantined at home? Here's how you can make the most of it

India Today  

The entire world is dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak. People all over countries across the world are practicing self-quarantine methods and working from home in order to avoid the further spread of the new disease. WORK OUT During the time of social distancing, workouts at home are one of the best things that you can do. WORK STATION Just …

House Cleaners Are Out Of Work And Unprotected During The Coronavirus Outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

House Cleaners Are Out Of Work And Unprotected During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lourdes Dobarganes, 54, works for over a dozen families in the San Francisco Bay area as a house cleaner, babysitter and caretaker for seniors. Dobarganes is one of 2 million domestic workers across the country — house cleaners, nannies and homecare workers — who will likely face similar situations of being asked to not come in to …

Coronavirus has forced many of us to work from home. Here's what that looks like
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus has forced many of us to work from home. Here's what that looks like

ABC  

We are living in interesting times. "I have a home office but my toddler wants to be able to see me at all times today, so I'm working from my kitchen table," says Angiie Turay, from Beverly Hills in Sydney's south. "With one daughter who's asthmatic, I am able to stay at home with my girls," says Elisha, an occupational …

Coronavirus: Ford asks 10,000 employees in India to work from home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Ford asks 10,000 employees in India to work from home

India TV News  

In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, US auto major Ford has asked 10,000 employees in India, except those in business-critical roles, to work from home, a step which has also been taken up by Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo. A Ford India spokesperson said, in recent days, the company has concluded that the issue of coronavirus has taken on a different …

Coronavirus | Ford asks 10,000 employees in India to work from home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Ford asks 10,000 employees in India to work from home

The Hindu  

In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. auto major Ford has asked 10,000 employees in India, except those in business-critical roles, to work from home, a step which has also been taken up by Swedish luxury car maker Volvo. A Ford India spokesperson said, in recent days, the company has concluded that the issue of coronavirus has taken on a …

If you're working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, who's responsible for your safety?
4 years, 9 months ago

If you're working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, who's responsible for your safety?

ABC  

More and more employees in Australia are being encouraged or directed to work from home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. "If it is not safe, and often we work in non-ideal home workspaces, then employers should not let employees work in that space." "Employers could find a way to let employees salary sacrifice purchasing office furniture or provide …

Coronavirus-related or otherwise, here's why working from home is highly overrated
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus-related or otherwise, here's why working from home is highly overrated

Firstpost  

Research found the ideal amount of work-from-home time is 1 1/2 days per week — enough to participate in office culture along with time for work. In his blog post last week, he wrote that it “might also offer an opportunity for many companies to finally build a culture that allows long-overdue work flexibility.” I get where he’s coming from. …

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way

BBC  

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way Getty Images A nearly empty office in Boston, Massachusetts on 10 March after staff was asked ot work from home Companies around the globe have rolled out mandatory remote work. Out of sight, out of mind can be a real problem for remote workers – Sara Sutton So when you do …

Laundry Between Emails: Working From Home Goes Viral In The Time Of Coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Laundry Between Emails: Working From Home Goes Viral In The Time Of Coronavirus

NPR  

Laundry Between Emails: Working From Home Goes Viral In The Time Of Coronavirus Enlarge this image Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop Early one morning last week, Cindy Ruiz joined the ranks of newly remote workers, now millions strong. The financial data firm where Ruiz works in sales closed its office after reports of coronavirus cases near San Mateo, Calif. …

Coronavirus: Allow employees with flu-like symptoms to work from home, says Karnataka govt
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Allow employees with flu-like symptoms to work from home, says Karnataka govt

India TV News  

Amid coronavirus outbreak, the Karnataka government has advised city-based companies to allow their employees to work from home if they have flu-like symptoms. "Those employees having flu-like symptoms may be allowed to work from home with the advice of standard hand hygiene and cough etiquette," the Health Department said in its advisory. "Employees other than those restricted countries arriving directly …

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