Coronavirus could mean you’ll be working from home. Here’s how to stay productive
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus could mean you’ll be working from home. Here’s how to stay productive

CNN  

As coronavirus continues to spread throughout the US, employees might be asked to work from home. “Turn off notifications during your time off so you aren’t seeing a message that you might be tempted to sneak off to check,” said Teresa Douglas, author of “Working Remotely: Secrets to Success for Employees on Distributed Teams.” Communicate clearly There’s no popping your head into someone’s office or dropping by someone’s desk to check the status of the report you are waiting for when everyone is working from home. That’s why it’s imperative to set very clear assignment deadlines and give regular progress updates to make sure everyone is staying productive and working as efficiently as possible. Be transparent about your schedule Chances are many workers won’t be home alone if schools also shutter, so keeping everyone working typical business hours might not be feasible. “Working 9-5 isn’t going to work for everyone, even for clients and customers who are also probably dealing with coronavirus.” Be sure to communicate with your team members when you will be working and available and be very clear with deadlines so no one is left wondering when something will get done.

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5 productivity hacks for people who work from home
1 year, 11 months ago

5 productivity hacks for people who work from home

Hindustan Times  

Working remotely has become a common practice for many. This has led to a significant increase in the number of people working from home in recent years, as well as a shift in attitudes towards remote work. Working from home presents a multitude of advantages, including increased flexibility in terms of scheduling, reduced commute time and costs, improved work-life balance, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says
4 years, 7 months ago

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says

Dutch News  

The government must do more to encourage home working and cycling to prevent chaos on the roads when all coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the cabinet’s most important advisory group SER said on Thursday. It also recommends officials carry out a major research project into the ‘biggest home working experiment’ which has ever taken place. ‘We have to use this phase …

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says
4 years, 7 months ago

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says

Dutch News  

The government must do more to encourage home working and cycling to prevent chaos on the roads when all coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the cabinet’s most important advisory group SER said on Thursday. It also recommends officials carry out a major research project into the ‘biggest home working experiment’ which has ever taken place. ‘We have to use this phase …

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 …

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 …

How offices will change after coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

How offices will change after coronavirus

BBC  

How offices will change after coronavirus Getty Pandemic-proofing offices could involve short-term fixes, new working patterns and long-term design upgrades that put hygiene at the heart of workplace planning. We work because we enjoy coming together to create ideas and solve problems – Amanda Stanaway Stanaway says a shift to home working could “liberate” parts of the workforce such as …

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 …

How to work from home with your kids during coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

How to work from home with your kids during coronavirus

BBC  

How to work from home with your kids during coronavirus Getty Images Having kids can make you more productive - except when they’re there all the time. “It’s okay if you want to talk to your kids to take your mind off work, but it needs to be siloed to work breaks.” Want to share your experiences or tips working …

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 …

Coronavirus: 4 tips for working professionals to deal with the impact of this pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: 4 tips for working professionals to deal with the impact of this pandemic

India Today  

Covid-19 has caused a fair amount of disruption to the established routines of working professionals. Following are a few tips for working professionals to deal with the impact of the pandemic and make the most of this gloomy environment. Working from home comes with a unique set of challenges however there is still a lot to do if people want …

Implement 'Work from Home' policy to curb spread of virus infections, advises government to companies
4 years, 9 months ago

Implement 'Work from Home' policy to curb spread of virus infections, advises government to companies

Firstpost  

Companies have been strongly advised to put in place an immediate plan to implement the ‘Work from Home’ policy as a temporary measure till 31 March. New Delhi: The government on Thursday advised companies to implement ‘Work from Home’ policy for their staff as part of encouraging “social distancing” to curb spreading of coronavirus infections. They have been strongly advised …

Coronavirus | ‘Work from home’ for all government staff in Andaman and Nicobar
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | ‘Work from home’ for all government staff in Andaman and Nicobar

The Hindu  

The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar on Wednesday announced “work from home” for all government employees, barring those providing essential services, with effect from Thursday for one week. “All the employees of the UT Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands shall ‘work from home’ from March 20 till the end of the day on March 26 with the exception …

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 …

COVID-19: BFI to implement work from home for its employees
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: BFI to implement work from home for its employees

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India has decided to ask all its officials and employees to work from home from Wednesday in view of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic which is causing deaths and institutional chaos across the globe. Following in the footsteps of BCCI and All India Football Federation, which have asked employees to work from home on Monday, the …

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: IOC staff to work from home starting Monday
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: IOC staff to work from home starting Monday

The Hindu  

In order to proactively limit the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the International Olympic Committee has decided that all its Lausanne staff will work from home starting from Monday. According to a statement by the IOC, all its Lausanne-based staff will work from home starting Monday, until further notice, with the exception of some essential functions, Xinhua news reports. Following …

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 …

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 …

Amazon asks staff in Seattle work to from home after employee contracts coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Amazon asks staff in Seattle work to from home after employee contracts coronavirus

CNN  

Atlanta CNN Business — Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are all encouraging employees in the Seattle area to work from home due to concerns about the novel coronavirus as the outbreak in Washington grows. “We are recommending that employees in Seattle Bellevue who are able to work from home do so through the end of the month,” an Amazon spokesperson …

Coronavirus: Twitter asks employees to work from home, TCS & HCL advise avoiding travel
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Twitter asks employees to work from home, TCS & HCL advise avoiding travel

India TV News  

As Coronavirus reaches Indian shores, its effects have begun to be felt in many quarters. Technology giants like Tata Consultancy Services and HCL technologies have asked staff to avoid non-essential travel as they put measures to safeguard workers against the deadly coronavirus. In a series of tweets, Jennifer Christie, who leads the people team at Twitter, said, "Today, we shared …

What Will It Be Like To Work During A Coronavirus Outbreak?
4 years, 10 months ago

What Will It Be Like To Work During A Coronavirus Outbreak?

Huff Post  

All Royalty-Free licenses include global use rights. either ‘What are alternatives to those services for some period of time?’ ― which I think we are inevitably going to come to at some stage ― or ‘What sort of personal protective equipment will be made available to them?’ Treat them like first responders.” For example, Kayyem said, delivery workers could be …

Coronavirus triggers world’s biggest work-from-home experiment
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus triggers world’s biggest work-from-home experiment

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — In offices across Asia, desks are empty and the phones are quiet, as the region grapples with a deadly virus. A Hong Kong government statement said it “appealed to other employers to make flexible work arrangements for employees in order to reduce contacts among people.” Schools in many of these places have been suspended – …

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