Articles

The Wall Street Journal

Job Hunters Are So Desperate That They’re Paying to Get Recruited

A tough labor market for white-collar workers has turned the age-old recruiting model upside down.

CNBC

Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says

Layoff plans hit their highest January total since the global financial crisis while hiring intentions reached their lowest …

Working Knowledge

People Are Mostly OK With AI Taking Over Many Jobs—Up to a Point

Americans may be more open to AI taking over work than previously thought. Research by James Riley reveals which jobs people …

CN Traveller

Sri Lanka now offers a digital nomad visa – here’s how it works

First discussed in 2021, Sri Lanka’s digital nomad visa has officially launched in February 2026, opening the door for remote …

Forbes

U.S. Jobs Disappear At Fastest January Pace Since Great Recession

January was the worst start to a year for job cuts in the United States since 2009, with high-profile layoffs at UPS and …

Stanford Center on Longevity

Why More Companies Are Recognizing the Benefits of Keeping Older Employees

Although age bias is still the norm, the value-add of longtime, experienced workers is beginning to take shape.

Slate Magazine

A.I. Was Supposed to “Revolutionize” Work. In Many Offices, It’s Only Creating Chaos.

Although we’ve been told that A.I. is poised to “revolutionize” work, at the moment it seems to be doing something else …

Inc.

As More Companies Tighten RTO Rules, Experts Say Remote Work Is Here to Stay

Home Depot joined the list of businesses ordering staff back to offices five days a week, along with layoffs, but these …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #401

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

The Diplomat

ASEAN’s Quiet Competition for Digital Nomads

How Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are vying for the world’s mobile workforce, and what it means …

Site Selection Magazine

Is Remote Work Even Remotely Working?

“A pizza party will not be enough to justify a one-hour commute,” he says. “We need to re-establish office norms and social …

BBC

Over 700,000 graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests

More than 700,000 university graduates are out of work and claiming welfare benefits, new analysis by a think tank suggests.

The Hill

The facts are in: Trump’s return-to-office mandate backfired

On Jan. 20, 2025, a signed return to in-person work memo landed on agency desks and sent managers scrambling. At the Social …

World Economic Forum

The future of jobs: 6 decision-makers on AI and talent strategies

The rapid commercialization of AI is among the most transformative trends, reshaping approaches to work and value creation …

LSE Research

The world is your office: how ‘‘work from anywhere’’ is transforming work

How is technology changing the world of work and what are the benefits of the ability to work from anywhere? Prithwiraj …

Modern Diplomacy

Why Remote-First Companies Are Scaling Faster Than Office-First Ones

Remote-first is not a fad. It is a business model that, for many companies, rewires hiring, cost structure, product …

Open Enough Design

Your Home Office Is Sabotaging You

You call this your productivity cockpit. You optimized it for Deep Work. But looking through the lens of Open Enough Design, …

BBC

Heathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit

Passengers at Britain’s biggest airport, Heathrow, can leave liquids in containers up to two litres in their bags while …

CNN

Like digging ‘your own professional grave’: The translators grappling with losing work to AI

While workers worldwide ponder how AI might affect their livelihoods – a topic on the agenda at the World Economic Forum in …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #401

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

HRD Canada

Remote work rulings raise stakes on hybrid workplaces, return-to-office plans

Constructive dismissal: Hybrid, remote arrangements can quietly harden into contract terms — and mismanaging them can be …

Rolling Out

Something weird is happening to remote careers

Remote work is creating two classes of employees with power imbalance.

future/proof

The future of work when work is meaningless

Everyone is worried about whether or not AI will replace them.

But I can’t help but think that there is something about the …

Binghamton News

What’s the future of remote work? Here are the advantages, challenges employers face

Researchers from Binghamton University explore how to boost leadership, teamwork in virtual settings.

Penn Today

When employees feel slighted, they work less

mall slights from a manager may seem like no big deal, but new research from Wharton reveals that even the mildest of …

Business.com

Why Remote Work Makes Good Business Sense

Remote work is no longer reserved for employees of large corporations or influencers traveling the globe. The world of work …