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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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Working from home prevalent across Northern Europe, but has no effect on productivity

Workplace Insight

A new research briefing from Oxford Economics claims to highlight the sustained prevalence of working from home in Europe, particularly in northern cities, and examines its impact on office real estate markets.

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Look for the Helpers: Thoughts from Susanna Eiland of Cox Automotive

Achievers

In Italy, Lebanon, and Spain, people are singing from balconies to keep spirits up and maintain social interaction. From Italy to Birmingham, AL, volunteers are 3-D printing much-needed respiratory valves for COVID-19 since manufacturers are not able to keep up with demand. Breweries around the southeast U.S.,

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Returning to Work After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Best Money Moves

45 percent expect their employer to space out workstations at least six feet from coworkers. 38 percent expect their employer to check employees’ temperatures upon arriving at work. More than 60 percent of employees would continue to work from home full-time even after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted if given the option.

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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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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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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.