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Working from home won’t last forever… will it?

Workplace Insight

The so-called return to office and pushback on working from home seems to be the must-talk topic on workplace strategy right now; a heated debate ignited by Zoom’s recent call to reduce remote working days for its employees. It’s also far from certain. The post Working from home won’t last forever… will it?

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Do Flexible Work Schedules Work?

Best Money Moves

More than half of the global workforce views it as being able to choose the type of work location. When the flex work trend began, flexible scheduling applied primarily to office workers, but that’s not the case any longer. Why Flexible Work Arrangments Are a Big Deal to Employees. Why You Need a Remote Work Strategy.

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Study: Remote job posts drop, but not across the board

PeopleStrategy

Jobs in healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, for example, often necessitate a physical presence and are thus less likely to be offered as remote positions. Remote-First Companies On the flip side, there are companies that have fully embraced remote-first or remote-only work cultures.

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Why are over-50s leaving the workforce?

Enjoy Benefits

Wholesale, retail and customer service occupations are among the industries which have seen the largest changes. Transport, storage and manufacturing have also been affected. The number of people not working because of long-term sickness has shot up since Covid hit. According to the Office for National Statistics, nearly 3.5

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Productivity: load the silver bullet

LACE Partners

A CIPD study notes the new realities: A fifth of workforces are expected to work from home all the time, and two-fifths to regularly work from home Since the start of the pandemic, 46% of employees have worked from home all or most of the time, while 37% have not worked from home at all.

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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

The industries with the largest percentage rises in inactivity among the over-50s are wholesale and retail (40% rise), transport and storage (+30%), and manufacturing (+25%). What jobs are older workers leaving, and why?

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Lessons from COVID-19: leadership and adapting to crises

Ascender

As government-mandated lockdowns started to take effect, employees were quickly transitioned to remote working and business continuity plans were activated. For some, remote working was not an option (such as in manufacturing or retail), and social distancing had a direct impact on their business (such as events and hospitality).