Remote Work
Granger Wootz Next time you’re working in a coffee shop or similar public space, take a moment to look around at your “co-workers” for the day, busy, like you are, with laptops, cellphones and tablets. How many of those devices belong to the organisations that employ them? Or are they…
fizkes/Shutterstock Remote work has become the norm for many organisations, but its impact on work outcomes has been mixed. On the one hand, the increased flexibility and reduced commuting time it offers have been linked to improved employee wellbeing. On the other, remote work can lead to stress, fatigue, isolation…
OOO in Stintino, Sardinia. Wpadington/Shutterstock Imagine this: you’re lounging on the beach, waves crashing in the background. A laptop sits on the table next to your iced coffee. In between meetings, you dip into the ocean or explore a hiking trail. This is the ideal vision of “workations” – a…
How far is too far for good coffee? Cloudy Design/Shutterstock New Starbucks boss Brian Niccol caused many to spit out their coffee with the news he will commute around 1,000 miles from his home in California to the company’s HQ in Seattle. It’s true that he’ll have the luxury of…
When it arrived en masse for the Covid pandemic, remote working was hailed as an arrangement that boosted work-life balance and slashed commuter-related misery and pollution. But it would appear its golden days are over. Back to the office Investment banker Goldman Sachs now requires employees to be at the…
Making everyone fit. Studio Romantic Employees in the UK have just received a new right to request flexible working arrangements from the first day of a new job. This is courtesy of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act and supporting secondary legislation, which are in force from April 6, and…
Shutterstock Three years ago, The Conversation partnered with a group of leading universities, including UCL, Cardiff and Queen’s Belfast, on the ESRC-funded International Public Policy Observatory (IPP0). The project’s goal was initially to assess and report to UK policymakers evidence from around the world on the best ways to mitigate…