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 no option but to ask employees to stay at home and work. Hence, organizations must take the lead to help employees learn how to cope with this on-going pandemic situation and be productive while staying at home. Acknowledge the stress and anxiety one may be facing One must resist the temptation to binge-work and pace their work in a manner that one finishes the work before a deadline set One must understand and appreciate one’s own context and commit to what can be delivered Given the circumstance one is in, the employee must be ready to let go one’s usual habits and rituals, if possible develop new ones Finally, a person needs are mentally agile to be productive in a pandemic-triggered lockdown phase.

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Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash

ABC  

More of us have been in paid work this past year than ever before. The jump in working from home Before the pandemic, in 2019, the share of the workforce who usually work at least partly from home was 25 per cent. The proportion of mothers with children under five working at least partly from home has leapt from 31 …

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 …

Employers still allowing work-from-home, but not as much as employees want
1 year, 9 months ago

Employers still allowing work-from-home, but not as much as employees want

NL Times  

Employees who want to work from home can usually do so for part of the week, but often not as much as they’d like. Employers allow their staff some time working from home but prefer to see them at the office, EenVandaag concluded after surveying over 5,000 people who can work from home, including 300 entrepreneurs with staff. Most employees, …

The optimal place for work is your office and not home
1 year, 10 months ago

The optimal place for work is your office and not home

Live Mint  

Can employees continue to work from home as they did during the covid lockdowns, or should they all come back to office for work as it was before the pandemic? According to a study done by Microsoft among 20,000 employees across 11 countries, a vast majority of respondents, 87% of them, reported themselves productive at work. Solitary cognition, individuals putting …

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, …

Is work from home ruining our mental health? Here's what an expert says
2 years, 3 months ago

Is work from home ruining our mental health? Here's what an expert says

Hindustan Times  

With Covid cases on the wane, offices are slowly opening up and many of them are adopting hybrid work model. While work from home has its own set of benefits as it saves commute time, prevents exposure to harmful pollutants and toxins, allows flexibility in routine, and may be improve productivity, experts say it takes a toll on one's mental …

Working from home DOES damage your mental health
2 years, 4 months ago

Working from home DOES damage your mental health

Daily Mail  

Working days that bleed into the evening. Speaking on the podcast Diary Of A CEO last week, the author of The Tipping Point and Outliers said: ‘It’s very hard to feel necessary when you’re physically disconnected,’ adding that ‘as we face the battle that all organisations are facing now in getting people back into the office, it’s really hard to …

Hours worked from home doubled since Covid pandemic
2 years, 5 months ago

Hours worked from home doubled since Covid pandemic

NL Times  

The number of hours people work from home has doubled compared to before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the Knowledge Institute for Mobility Policy. The increase in working hours at home is particularly visible among people with an office or management position, highly educated people, and people who travel to work by public transport. About half of …

5 COVID Pandemic Effects You're Feeling At Work Right Now
2 years, 11 months ago

5 COVID Pandemic Effects You're Feeling At Work Right Now

Huff Post  

martin-dm via Getty Images The omicron surge is turning many employees' lives — and emotions — upside down. “My clients are constantly trying to stay ambitious in their careers and lives, while simultaneously processing the reality that they’re still living in a pandemic and healing from work exhaustion,” she said. “Healthcare workers saw the greatest declines in feeling that someone …

Covid: How to maintain productivity while working from home again
3 years ago

Covid: How to maintain productivity while working from home again

The Independent  

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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 …

The downside of working from home
3 years, 3 months ago

The downside of working from home

Deccan Chronicle  

Work from home has been the ‘normal’ ever since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak last year. Furthermore, the respondents have reported a decrease in income and increase in mental health issues, possibly due to increased stress levels,” adds Latha. Kiran Kalakuntla, Founder & CEO, ekincare, a Hyderabad based health benefits start-up also informs us that the lack of social communication, coupled …

Millennials in pursuit of happiness during the pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Millennials in pursuit of happiness during the pandemic

Live Mint  

'Unprecedented' is a word we hear often with respect to the pandemic. In the early days of the pandemic last year, especially during the first nationwide lockdown, people had to learn to manage their work deadlines and domestic chores. According to a November 2020 report by McKinsey, titled the Future of Remote Work, "The virus has broken through cultural and …

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show
3 years, 5 months ago

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show

Dutch News  

Two more surveys on home working in the Netherlands again demonstrate that the practice is likely to continue once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, with the support of both employers and members of staff. The government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP also published a report on home working on Wednesday which showed working at home allowed people to better balance their …

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show
3 years, 5 months ago

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show

Dutch News  

Two more surveys on home working in the Netherlands again demonstrate that the practice is likely to continue once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, with the support of both employers and members of staff. The government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP also published a report on home working on Wednesday which showed working at home allowed people to better balance their …

Many workers don't feel safe returning to office: Trade Union
3 years, 6 months ago

Many workers don't feel safe returning to office: Trade Union

NL Times  

Many people who worked from home during the coronavirus pandemic, do not feel safe returning to their office now that this is possible again, trade union CNV found in a poll of over 900 people who returned to the office after working from home, ANP reports. Many home workers feel unsafe at the office." The trade union also wants clear …

Only 10 percent of home-based workers want to return to office full time: FNV
3 years, 6 months ago

Only 10 percent of home-based workers want to return to office full time: FNV

NL Times  

Only 10 percent of employees want to return to the office full-time after the coronavirus pandemic, a poll by trade union FNV showed. 70% of those surveyed indicated they would prefer to work in a hybrid regime of partly at home and partly at the office in the future. 20 percent of the respondents stated they wouldn’t want to return …

WeWork CEO says ‘least engaged’ people want to work from home. What do studies tell us?
3 years, 7 months ago

WeWork CEO says ‘least engaged’ people want to work from home. What do studies tell us?

Hindustan Times  

The chief executive officer of communal work space company WeWork said that “uberly engaged” employees to come back to the office after the pandemic forced them to work from home. WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani’s statement triggered a backlash online as he told a remote audience at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival that “least engaged” employees are very …

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 …

How productive is your pandemic?
3 years, 11 months ago

How productive is your pandemic?

Live Mint  

In his autobiography, published posthumously in 1791, Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of America, wrote about his habit of making to-do lists. “I am often called upon by human resources teams to coach employees who are believed to be struggling with productivity,” says Latha Vijaybaskar, a leadership coach and author of Masterstrokes: Re-inventing Leadership In Uncertain Times. “Productivity …

Most Dutch expect to keep working from home after pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

Most Dutch expect to keep working from home after pandemic

NL Times  

About 40 percent of Netherlands residents are currently working from home, at least part of the week. About 75 percent of them expect they will continue to work from home, full-time or near-full-time, after the coronavirus pandemic is over, according to a survey of 1,250 Dutch employees by market researcher Telecompaper, ANP reports. Many Dutch workers still don't have a …

One in four people to work from home permanently
4 years ago

One in four people to work from home permanently

The Telegraph  

As many as a quarter of British employees could end up working from home for good, bosses anticipate, as companies plan for permanent changes after Covid. Almost every chief finance officer - 97pc - surveyed by Deloitte expects more flexible and home working in the long-term. Sectors have been able to maintain quite a high degree of effectiveness operating from …

Work From Home Taking a Toll on Mental Health, Here’s How You Can Handle It
4 years ago

Work From Home Taking a Toll on Mental Health, Here’s How You Can Handle It

News 18  

Have you ever wondered what could be the full form of WORK. Think about the wonderful opportunity this pandemic has made way for by opening up the provision to work from the comforts of one’s home. Digital Detox: After you decide to shut off from office work, why not try to take time off from digital indulgence as well. When …

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 …

70% of NL employees want to continue working from home after pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

70% of NL employees want to continue working from home after pandemic

NL Times  

A massive 70 percent of employees who are currently working mostly from home want to continue doing so after the coronavirus crisis is over. Despite employees wishes, few employers currently have a policy that facilitates working from home on a structural basis, the union said. It is high time that they started working on it quickly, because working from home …

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 …

Working from home hits productivity, companies warn
4 years, 3 months ago

Working from home hits productivity, companies warn

The Telegraph  

Working from home risks damaging the nation's productivity, with bosses frequently finding staff are less useful when logging in from the kitchen table compared with coming into the office. Twice as many businesses said productivity fell when staff worked from home as found an improvement, meaning the experiment in remote working could soon come to an end for many employees. …

Unlock 5: Why work from home is the new normal?
4 years, 3 months ago

Unlock 5: Why work from home is the new normal?

India Today  

With a series of changes bought by Covid-19 across all sectors of business and the way of life, the pandemic is nothing short of a revolutionary phase the world has witnessed in the recent past. Embracing work from home even after restrictions ease Before witnessing the pandemic and the prolonged lockdown, the work from home culture was not so popular …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Working safely: The Hindu Editorial on workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Working safely: The Hindu Editorial on workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

Opening up economic production from a lockdown, even partially, when the COVID-19 pandemic has not peaked in the country poses an extraordinary challenge. Fortunately, the first line of defence against the novel coronavirus is a set of simple measures that involves little expenditure: physical distancing of at least one metre, mandatory use of face masks or cover, frequent hand washing …

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 …

Re-thinking productivity during the pandemic, countering a culture obsessed with being 'useful'
4 years, 8 months ago

Re-thinking productivity during the pandemic, countering a culture obsessed with being 'useful'

Firstpost  

In a more well-adjusted world, we would not expect ourselves to be constantly productive during a pandemic. But our world is dysfunctional at best, and we need reminders about how we’re not working from home but rather “at home during a crisis, trying to work”, to stop feeling disappointed in ourselves This is the first in a two-part examination of …

More family time and exercise — the benefits of working from home during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

More family time and exercise — the benefits of working from home during the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Kristy Millers is one of many Sydney commuters who often miss out on small moments at home with their families, as they spend hours travelling to and from work. "I was swimming laps at the local pool and coming home and then taking the dog for a walk before I would log onto the computer," she said. "There is still …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Working from home can make you more productive — if you can learn to tame your time
4 years, 11 months ago

Working from home can make you more productive — if you can learn to tame your time

ABC  

Every day, the alarm goes off at the same time: 7am. "Most of the time it's more productive to get work done from home, as you don't get constantly interrupted, you can concentrate and control the level of noise," says Libby Sander, assistant professor of organisational behaviour at Bond University. "Working flexibly solves that — I get feedback on my …

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