Understanding remote working against the backdrop of a pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Understanding remote working against the backdrop of a pandemic

The Hindu  

In these days of remote working, when it is more of an exigent need and hardly a considered choice, how does the average office-goer who has a certain ritual, a certain pattern to working bring that same ethos to the home? For those of us working from home for the first time, a few quick pointers: One, treat work from home seriously, and this would mean following some of the norms that go with working in an office, such as a dress code and timings. And of course, there should be a frank conversation with all your stakeholders at home – children, parents, spouse, extended family about your new work arrangement and its demands. Talent scouts stayed clear of “those diversity profiles who require flexibility” because they found it difficult to convince operating managers that such diversity built better organisational culture. And having robust systems to support work from home and other modes of flexibility can prove to be critical for talent retention irrespective of the diversity strand, they represent.

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Remote Work Uncovered: Jooble’s Perspective
1 month, 1 week ago

Remote Work Uncovered: Jooble’s Perspective

NL Times  

Although remote work as a concept existed for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed the opportunities in this regard. Remote Work Uncovered: Jooble’s Perspective As a job aggregator, Jooble hosts millions of job openings all over the world. There are several reasons for that: The lockdown showed that employees tend to be more productive and more satisfied with their jobs in …

Global Work From Home Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, and Significance
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Global Work From Home Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, and Significance

The Quint  

Remote work existed long before it was introduced globally during Covid-19 pandemic. Global Work From Home Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the benefits of working from home, and to encourage more people to adopt this work lifestyle. The Industrial Revolution led to the introduction of factories and office buildings, which disrupted the traditional routine of traders, who …

What working from home is really doing to your health
10 months, 4 weeks ago

What working from home is really doing to your health

The Independent  

Few knew pre-pandemic what the consequences of remote working would be for our minds and bodies. “For some people, working at home was a good thing,” says Neil Greenberg, professor of defence mental health and occupational and forensic psychiatry at King’s College London. That’s dangerously sedentary behaviour.” It’s not hard to see where this is going – weight gain was …

Remote work doesn’t seem to affect productivity, US study finds
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Remote work doesn’t seem to affect productivity, US study finds

Hindustan Times  

US industries that are more adaptable to remote work haven’t seen a bigger boost — or decline — in productivity growth since 2020 compared to industries with more in-person work, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. While the shift toward remote-work arrangements has reshaped society in ways that will continue to evolve, there is …

5 Ways to Work Remotely (and Effectively) for the Long Haul
1 year, 3 months ago

5 Ways to Work Remotely (and Effectively) for the Long Haul

Wired  

Covid-19 made remote work a reality for a lot of people, but for me, it was business as usual. Have a Designated Work Space That Is Not Where You Sleep There’s an old saying that beds should be used for just two things. I don’t necessarily recommend that—it didn’t do great things for my back—but it maintained the needed distance …

Remote work gave them a reprieve from racism. They don’t want to go back
1 year, 5 months ago

Remote work gave them a reprieve from racism. They don’t want to go back

LA Times  

As LeRon Barton weighed his options, he realized what he had to do. “And just the quality of life has improved drastically.” It’s a sentiment expressed by many Black workers and other people of color who found that remote work lessened the racism they faced on the job. With remote work, the data confirm whether workers are getting their jobs …

Employers’ push to end remote work and return to office is stalling
1 year, 5 months ago

Employers’ push to end remote work and return to office is stalling

LA Times  

Coming out of the pandemic, Bart Valdez has had the mind-set of many traditional bosses. Today a third of Ingenovis’ employees are back in the office, one-third work entirely from home, and one-third do a hybrid mix of remote and in-person work. Even as more corporations are moving to call workers back to the office, arguing it’s better for preserving …

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 …

The fight over working from home goes global
1 year, 5 months ago

The fight over working from home goes global

Live Mint  

Remote work has a target on its back. Across the world, plans for remote working by employers fall short of what workers want, according to WFH Research, a group that includes Stanford University and the Ifo Institute, a German think-tank, which has tracked the sentiment of full-time workers with at least a secondary education in 34 countries. Communication records of …

Remote staff pay for shared office space to escape working from home
1 year, 6 months ago

Remote staff pay for shared office space to escape working from home

The Telegraph  

Once a haunt of trendy start-ups and freelance creatives, “co-working spaces” have recently attracted a new sort of clientele. It suggests that more than three years since offices across the country closed their doors during the first Covid lockdown, with many having never returned full time, fatigued staff are looking to escape working from home. “Working from home really started …

Op-Ed: How working remotely can bring workers closer together
2 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: How working remotely can bring workers closer together

LA Times  

Remote working necessitated by the pandemic can help guide organizations toward making work better, regardless of where the work gets done. What undermines our personal interactions isn’t whether they’re in-person or remote, it’s whether we pay attention to one another. In contrast, workers I interviewed recalled that their in-office interactions felt less human, because those connections, for the most part, …

‘Work from home’ hinders creativity and innovation, claims study
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Work from home’ hinders creativity and innovation, claims study

Hindustan Times  

Now your boss has compelling scientific data to ask you to return to the office, abandoning work from home setup. A new study reported by MIT news suggests that a remote working environment has a negative impact on our work relationship, which impairs innovation and creativity in our job. The study says that email communications between different research units fell …

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers
2 years, 9 months ago

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers

BBC  

The simmering tension between remote and in-office workers Getty Images Companies are calling employees back to the workplace – but not all of them. “While we can submit return-to-office queries during virtual meetings, they’re never been answered directly.” As pandemic restrictions end, more and more companies are calling employees back to the office – yet the rules are not universal …

The 'ghost colleagues' of the remote workplace
2 years, 9 months ago

The 'ghost colleagues' of the remote workplace

BBC  

The 'ghost colleagues' of the remote workplace Getty Images Remote working during the pandemic shrank employees’ worlds. Even if people didn’t directly work together or weren’t on the same team, employees had at least some colleagues to exchange a few casual words with throughout the workday. Getty Images Casual chats with officemates outside a team were a staple of in-person …

A walk inside a remote working global startup
2 years, 9 months ago

A walk inside a remote working global startup

Live Mint  

The world is going back to work. “I’m really used to working from home.” As is Isabel Atienza, 36, a business development executive and a working mother who works for Atlan, based out of Manila. Sankar, Ezeh and Atienza are a representative sample of a company that thinks of itself as a “remote working global startup”. “We definitely want to …

The future of work is hybrid – here’s an expert’s recommendations for success
3 years, 1 month ago

The future of work is hybrid – here’s an expert’s recommendations for success

Salon  

COVID-19 has changed the way we work. One thing stands out: Hybrid work arrangements – that is, employees who do some tasks in the office and others virtually – is clearly going to be a big part of the picture. One survey from April 2021 shows 99% of human resources leaders expect employees to work in some kind of hybrid …

‘You Are Mommy Tracked to the Billionth Degree’
3 years, 1 month ago

‘You Are Mommy Tracked to the Billionth Degree’

Politico  

While no one can be sure what workplaces will look like once we’re far removed from the pandemic — whenever that will be — the way we work will likely be altered in the long run. “They’ll expect the committed workers to come back, too.” “ It can be hard to tell if you are being treated differently than others, …

We’re not abusing remote working – it’s a lifeline for carers like me
3 years, 3 months ago

We’re not abusing remote working – it’s a lifeline for carers like me

The Independent  

This week, remote working has again been in the spotlight after city bosses declared it unproductive. I have to carefully consider every job opportunity based on what I am able to juggle, not what I’m capable of doing or where it may take my career, until the shift to working from home. The switch to remote and hybrid working means …

So, you think you’ve tried remote work? You probably haven’t
3 years, 3 months ago

So, you think you’ve tried remote work? You probably haven’t

Live Mint  

As offices reopen and companies move toward a hybrid workplace, about half of today’s remote workers are eager to return to the office, at least most of the time. So many people experienced remote work for the first time while also having their first experience of home schooling, or at least having their children to care for all day. People …

Why remote work is a big problem for the economy
3 years, 5 months ago

Why remote work is a big problem for the economy

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Americans are trickling back to their pre-pandemic workplaces, but most offices are still largely empty. The Metropolitan Transit Authority received nearly $4 billion in government funding through the CARES Act, but fare and toll revenues aren’t expected to come back to their previous levels until 2023, according to a report from the Office of the …

The People Who’d Rather Quit Than Give Up Remote Work
55 years ago

The People Who’d Rather Quit Than Give Up Remote Work

Slate  

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. That’s because for many people remote work has been great—the lack of commute, flexible schedule, and more casual dress have provided a massive quality-of-life boon for many of …

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 …

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 …

Some workers can’t wait to get back to the office
3 years, 8 months ago

Some workers can’t wait to get back to the office

CNN  

While some employees are enjoying the flexibility of working from home, Janell Longa can’t wait to return to the office. “I am really keen to get back to the office,” said Sarah Williams, associate director of the Business School, University of Wolverhampton, UK, who’s been working from home for more than a year. “For me, that blurring of the lines …

One year of Covid-19 pandemic: Companies fighting complexities of hybrid workspace
3 years, 9 months ago

One year of Covid-19 pandemic: Companies fighting complexities of hybrid workspace

India Today  

A year after the first Covid-19 case was reported, it is obvious that the pandemic’s impact on the future of work and workplaces is here to stay. With working remotely it has become even more important for employees to stay connected by attending virtual gatherings, maintaining a high level of enthusiasm, and highlight professional accomplishments. Remote work makes cybersecurity vital …

The bosses who want us back at work
3 years, 9 months ago

The bosses who want us back at work

BBC  

The bosses who want us back in the office Alamy We assume remote work is here to stay – but some of the loudest voices in the corporate world are rallying to get employees back in offices. “It’s an aberration that we are going to correct as quickly as possible.” Jes Staley, chief executive of Barclays, voiced similar sentiments in …

A proposed bill of rights for the remote worker
3 years, 9 months ago

A proposed bill of rights for the remote worker

Live Mint  

The past year has seen millions of employees transition to remote work—often under pretty rotten conditions. There is, unfortunately, no work-from-home equivalent of a Miranda warning: a list of the rights employees can expect as remote workers to ensure their fair treatment in the new workplace. It’s the duty of your employer to provide you with the infrastructure you need …

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 …

We don’t need to go back to the office to be creative, we need AI
3 years, 10 months ago

We don’t need to go back to the office to be creative, we need AI

Wired  

Despite predictions of the death of the office in the 1990s, remote working has been slow to take off. In 2015, researchers at Stanford University found that remote work increased performance by 13 per cent due to fewer breaks, sick-days and a quieter working environment. While working from home brings efficiency gains in the short run, the danger is that …

Working from home could lead to more racism and other prejudice, report finds
4 years, 1 month ago

Working from home could lead to more racism and other prejudice, report finds

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Remote working may be key to weathering the …

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 …

Want to work from home always? Here's how to advocate for it
4 years, 3 months ago

Want to work from home always? Here's how to advocate for it

LA Times  

To encourage social distancing, arrows are taped on the floor at the office of Hudson Pacific Properties, a big office landlord in Los Angeles. You should Ask for what you want Whether you’re interviewing for a new job or trying to negotiate remote work with your current employer, being direct and honest about what you’re looking for is key. “Those …

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 …

Insider Q&A: Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson
4 years, 5 months ago

Insider Q&A: Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson

Associated Press  

David Heinemeier Hansson has made a name for himself as one of the tech industry’s more prominent iconoclasts and industry critics. Hansson spoke with The Associated Press to discuss remote work in the age of the pandemic and why Big Tech’s power should be limited. Q: Now we’ve been doing this for a few months, we’ve seen many companies basically …

Covid-19 will permanently change the world’s economy (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 will permanently change the world’s economy (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in its entirety in the International Monetary Fund’s summer 2020 issue of Finance & Development Magazine. Covid-19 will leave a lasting imprint on the world economy, causing permanent changes and teaching important lessons. Virus screening is likely to become part of our life, just like security measures became ubiquitous after 9/11. The most …

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 …

Hybrid Remote Work Offers the Worst of Both Worlds
4 years, 5 months ago

Hybrid Remote Work Offers the Worst of Both Worlds

Wired  

Remote work, once considered a novelty or an odd experiment, has become a necessity for many businesses in the Covid-19 world. Despite recent successes with remote work, employers are reopening offices to some of their employees to encourage social bonding, reinforce culture, and increase business collaboration. If an office is the “glue,” and processes and systems don’t adapt for a …

How leaders can support work from home employees amid Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

How leaders can support work from home employees amid Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we live and work. You need happy, healthy workers to show up to work each morning and keep providing quality work even while working from home.The best leaders, motivate employees, build trust-based relationships and have the ability to overcome adversity. Encourage a healthy work-life balance and exhibit empathy Working from home blurs the line …

Why I will never let our employees go fully remote after the pandemic (opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

Why I will never let our employees go fully remote after the pandemic (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: JT McCormick serves as president and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that helps you write, publish and market your book. Don’t get me wrong — at our company, Scribe Media, we closed our Austin-based offices and went to remote work before the state of Texas issued stay-at-home orders. According to Alex Pentland, director of MIT Connection …

Remote work is good for business, and the world
4 years, 7 months ago

Remote work is good for business, and the world

Al Jazeera  

In the last few months, as it became clear that the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus would eventually overwhelm health services, governments around the world started to mandate social distancing in public places to protect their citizens. It has also been established that remote work leads workers to take fewer sick days and less vacation time, resulting in more …

99.8% of the workforce are incapable of remote working: Study
4 years, 8 months ago

99.8% of the workforce are incapable of remote working: Study

India Today  

The SCIKEY Mind Match Report reveals that 99.8 percent of the workforce are incapable of working from home and only 0.02 percent is Work from Home Champions and showcase highly productivity atributes. To drive successful business outcomes, companies need to encourage high productivity for their remote working employees. The study identified 17 percent of employees as Instruction driven and need …

Opinion | Get equipped quick to work from home
4 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Get equipped quick to work from home

Live Mint  

Technology gaps need to be filled for companies to transition seamlessly to a work-from-home environment in exceptional times like these and ensure business continuity. Get ready to work from home: Most companies are not yet there in having the right infrastructure and tools to enable a mass remote working scenario. Going beyond essential devices, companies also need to think about …

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 …

‘Can everyone mute?’ Coronavirus means we must telecommute. We’re not ready
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Can everyone mute?’ Coronavirus means we must telecommute. We’re not ready

LA Times  

Ashwin Rangan, chief information officer, stands by as the ICANN offices in Playa Vista prepare for a 3,000-person call-in meeting after the cancellation of a conference in Mexico because of coronavirus fears. Shannon Engoian, an ad agency account director, got an unsettling glimpse of the future in the early 2010s, when her firm pitched the company that made the open-ended …

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