Articles for Remote Workers

Walmart lays off hundreds of employees, requires remote workers to relocate
7 months, 1 week ago

Walmart lays off hundreds of employees, requires remote workers to relocate

India TV News  

Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices. It also said that it will require most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its primary offices in Bentonville, Arkansas, Hoboken, New Jersey, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Cutting hundreds of jobs Walmart Inc, opens new …

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The US cities that pay YOU up to $20,000 to move there
9 months ago

The US cities that pay YOU up to $20,000 to move there

Daily Mail  

Moving house, let alone state, usually comes with hefty price tag - but did you know some cities will in fact pay you to live there? Several cities are offering relocation packages to attract newcomers and bolster workforces Relocators to scenic West Virginia will receive a package consisting of cash and free outdoor adventures valued at $20,000 - one of …

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Dell's message to employees: No promotion if you are working from home
9 months ago

Dell's message to employees: No promotion if you are working from home

Hindustan Times  

Dell reportedly made an announcement regarding promotions for remote workers. The company informed remote workers in a memo that they can continue working from home but they will not be considered for promotions. In a memo circulated in February, Dell informed its employees of a return-to-office mandate and categorised them as "hybrid" and "remote" workers. Additionally, remote workers will not …

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Japan to launch six-month digital nomad visa in March: All that you need to know
10 months ago

Japan to launch six-month digital nomad visa in March: All that you need to know

India Today  

Japan, a perennial favourite amongst globe-trotters, is poised to elevate its appeal even further with the introduction of a six-month digital nomad visa. KEY FEATURES OF THE DIGITAL NOMAD VISA: The eagerly anticipated digital nomad visa targets remote workers earning a minimum annual income of å10 million and hails from 49 countries and territories, including the United States, Singapore, and …

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Job cuts continue in 2024: A look at recent layoffs
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Job cuts continue in 2024: A look at recent layoffs

India TV News  

The year 2024 has started with major corporations announcing significant job cuts. Targets for layoffs: Middle managers and remote workers beware In the recent job cut wave, those who are middle managers and remote workers will be particularly vulnerable. Image Source : FILELayoff How can the employees navigate the upcoming uncertainty: Strategies To navigate the uncertainties in the current job …

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Why South Korea should be your next 'workcation'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why South Korea should be your next 'workcation'

BBC  

Why South Korea should be your next 'workcation' Mongkol Chuewong/Getty Images Launched on 1 January 2024, South Korea's newest visa allows digital nomads to stay for up to two years while maintaining a job back home. South Korea hasn't typically ranked as a top country for digital nomads, but the country's newest visa is looking to change that. Insung Jeon/Getty …

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Remote workers actually aren’t more productive. Will bosses finally call them back in this year?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Remote workers actually aren’t more productive. Will bosses finally call them back in this year?

LA Times  

These days, it looks like the bloom is coming off the rose for remote work: Many employers are talking tougher. Deborah Lovich, who leads Boston Consulting Group’s work on “people strategy,” sees more employers adopting hybrid work as they see the financial and nonfinancial benefits. “Firms shouldn’t care about productivity, they should care about profitability,” said Bloom, who is part …

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Hidden costs for remote workers moving out of California
1 year, 1 month ago

Hidden costs for remote workers moving out of California

LA Times  

Like many Californians, insurance broker Jennifer Balek took advantage of pandemic-induced opportunities to work from home by moving to another state. “We’re getting a lot of calls from people who want to sue under California law,” said Julian Burns King of the Los Angeles employment law firm King & Siegel. “Sometimes remote workers in California aren’t sure what California law …

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The 20 Best Cities For Working Parents
1 year, 3 months ago

The 20 Best Cities For Working Parents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dinner around the kitchen table, bedtime stories and tuck-ins: When it comes to the day-to-day duties that parenting entails, we typically think of these sweet moments of connection. Cities that scored high in the work categories had a higher share of “remote eligible” jobs and people working remotely. “We considered the prevalence of jobs that can be …

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Remote workers, digital nomads are travelling by day and working by night
1 year, 3 months ago

Remote workers, digital nomads are travelling by day and working by night

Hindustan Times  

Therese-Heather Belen is living the dream, working remotely full-time while travelling across Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and India but the dream comes with a catch: Her workday starts in the evening and lasts through the night. Remote workers, digital nomads are travelling by day and working by night For some, ambitious “workcation” trips like these are seen as a way to …

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Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
1 year, 4 months ago

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company has decided that “a structured hybrid …

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Rural towns lure California’s remote workers with cash, child care and other relocation perks
1 year, 6 months ago

Rural towns lure California’s remote workers with cash, child care and other relocation perks

LA Times  

What will it take for you to leave California for Indiana? The Zingarellis, who run a social media marketing firm, were lured to Noblesville by an incentive package that included $5,000 cash, memberships in a co-working office building, the town’s golf club and chamber of commerce, and, Mariah noted, Hamilton County’s top ranking as a place to raise a family. …

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna warns employees, says return to office or lose career opportunities
1 year, 7 months ago

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna warns employees, says return to office or lose career opportunities

India Today  

IBM has seen its hybrid-cloud computing business grow during the pandemic, thanks to the increased demand for remote work solutions. Further describing the company's return-to-office policy, IBM CEO further notes that "It seems to me that we work better when we are together in person." While 80 per cent of IBM's employees work from home at least some of the …

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Rio de Janeiro: The "Marvellous City" welcomes digital nomads
1 year, 8 months ago

Rio de Janeiro: The "Marvellous City" welcomes digital nomads

BBC  

Rio de Janeiro: The "Marvellous City" welcomes digital nomads Giordano Cipriani/Getty Images Launched in January 2022, Brazil's new Digital Nomad Visa is enticing a new type of traveller to the South American country. Now, the "Marvellous City", as it's known by Brazilians, is enticing a new type of traveller with its Digital Nomad Visa, which was launched across the country …

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Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out
1 year, 10 months ago

Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out

NPR  

Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out Enlarge this image toggle caption massimo colombo/Getty Images massimo colombo/Getty Images For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day — 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7% of workers spending two hours or more on …

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We learnt in 2022 that hybrid work is here to stay for certain
1 year, 11 months ago

We learnt in 2022 that hybrid work is here to stay for certain

Live Mint  

This was supposed to be the year of returning to offices. The exceptions are people who have “30-plus years of work experience and have been successful and have done that all in person… but they are real outliers.” Instead, most bosses are becoming comfortable with managing and evaluating employees they don’t see every day—and not with creepy surveillance tools. In …

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Why the trend toward remote work isn’t going to fade in 2023
2 years ago

Why the trend toward remote work isn’t going to fade in 2023

LA Times  

If the U.S. job market continues to weaken next year, companies will be emboldened and may pull back on letting employees work remotely. “You’re starting to see companies pick sides.” That said, remote work looks like it’s here to stay. “In any economic environment, top talent always has outside options,” said Choudhury, who studies remote work. Recession cost cuts Rather …

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Why this southern European country is a hot place to move
2 years, 1 month ago

Why this southern European country is a hot place to move

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. And Portugal’s latest temporary-stay visa, which launched on October 30 and is also being called the “digital nomad” visa, is making it easier for remote workers to relocate on a temporary basis to Portugal. Michal/Adobe Stock Also the founder of a private digital nomad community on Facebook with …

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Remote workers could be the first to go in the next round of recession layoffs
2 years, 1 month ago

Remote workers could be the first to go in the next round of recession layoffs

LA Times  

Will people working from home be the first to be laid off in the next recession? “Prejudice against remote workers is obviously not a manager’s intention,” he said, “but sometimes it’s difficult to imagine fair treatment and trust when a batch of employees are working next to you in an office and another group of employees are working at home.” …

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You may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home
2 years, 4 months ago

You may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home

LA Times  

The pandemic made it possible for many people to relocate and telework from where they want to live. In Britain, the law firm Stephenson Harwood recently announced that employees could work full time from home on the condition that they take a 20% pay cut. The Working From Home project found that 4 in 10 employers planned to use remote …

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Has remote work changed the travel landscape?
2 years, 4 months ago

Has remote work changed the travel landscape?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails 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. “I got three weeks of …

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Californians and other Americans are flooding Mexico City. Some locals want them to go home
2 years, 4 months ago

Californians and other Americans are flooding Mexico City. Some locals want them to go home

LA Times  

Leer en español Fernando Bustos Gorozpe was sitting with friends in a cafe here when he realized that — once again — they were outnumbered. “We’re the only people speaking Spanish except the waiters.” Mexico has long been the top foreign travel destination for Americans, its bountiful beaches and picturesque pueblos luring tens of millions of U.S. visitors annually. “This …

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The digital nomad visas luring workers overseas
2 years, 5 months ago

The digital nomad visas luring workers overseas

BBC  

The digital nomad visas luring workers overseas Courtesy of Julien Tremblay More than 25 countries have now launched visa programmes for digital nomads, enabling these travellers to work legally, longer and more freely. With the oldest population in Europe, he Argentina plans to offer digital nomads on its new visa differential rates on accommodation, co-working spaces and internal flights with …

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Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think?
2 years, 6 months ago

Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think?

BBC  

Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think? But new research into remote work and wellbeing has shown mixed results – in Microsoft’s 2022 New Future of Work Report, researchers found that although remote work can improve job satisfaction, it can also lead to employees feeling “socially isolated, guilty and trying to overcompensate”. Getty Images Many people can feel …

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