Last year, companies around the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their employees for remote work as the COVID-19 virus suddenly bore down on the world. Now, in a mirror image, they are scrambling to figure out how to bring many of those employees back. Most companies… Continue reading Is Thursday the New Monday? Flexible Working Is in Flux
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COVID-19 Spurs Calls to Boost Protections for Millions of Homeworkers
The dramatic global shift to remote working during COVID-19 lockdowns has underscored an urgent need for greater protections for homeworkers, many of whom are paid far less than those employed outside the home, the United Nations said on Wednesday. About 7.9% of workers – 260 million people – were home-based before the pandemic, but this… Continue reading COVID-19 Spurs Calls to Boost Protections for Millions of Homeworkers
How the Pandemic May Permanently Change Work-Life Balance
When it comes to helping employees balance work hours with relaxation, Acuity Insurance Chief Executive Officer Ben Salzmann has a unique tool at his disposal: a 65-foot Ferris wheel. Before the pandemic struck, Salzmann would regularly fire up the amusement-park staple inside the company’s Sheboygan, Wisconsin, headquarters. About twice a month, employees were invited to… Continue reading How the Pandemic May Permanently Change Work-Life Balance
Google Employees to Work from Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect nearly all of the roughly 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet Inc., and is sure… Continue reading Google Employees to Work from Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic