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Helsinki Times

The rise of remote work in Finland: benefits and challenges

Remote work has become a significant part of work life in Finland, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the …

Tech.co

These States Will Pay You To Move There and Work Remotely

Plenty of up-and-coming regions are hoping to lure in remote workers with cold, hard cash. Here are the best offers.

Fast Company

What is overemployment? The controversial remote work trend, explained

Some workers are taking on extra jobs to supplement their income. Here’s how they balance it—and the risks it involves. …

Euronews

Why Portugal is cracking down on digital nomads and where it's cheaper to remote work

But the backlash hasn’t fallen on deaf ears and Portuguese officials are now rowing back on some of the schemes and …

Elysian Press

Every company should be owned by its employees

There are 47 millionaires working for Central States Manufacturing, and they’re not all in the C-Suite. Many of them …

Harvard Business Review

Gen AI Is Coming for Remote Workers First

Remote workers are now more susceptible to automation due to their tasks being digital and thus more easily automated, but …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

The Conversation

How remote work poses unique challenges to public sector employees

Remote work can also improve motivation, performance and job satisfaction by giving workers more autonomy in how they go …

The Wall Street Journal

Is 'Rizz' the Secret to Getting Ahead at Work?

Whether you call it charisma, charm or magnetism, some people seem like naturals. Good news: It can be learned.

Taiwan News

Taiwan mulls new rules to attract digital nomads and foreign professionals

Taiwan wants to change residency rules to attract more digital nomads and high-end foreign professionals, the government said …

Vox

Traveling this summer? Maybe don't let the airport scan your face.

You have the right to opt out of facial recognition tech. Here’s how.

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP

Thailand: Destination Thailand (Remote Work) Visa Introduced

The Thai government has introduced the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), a program that allows eligible foreign remote …

Business Insider

The golden age of overemployment is over. Job jugglers are preparing for life with only one income.

There are few shortcuts to financial security. But over the last few years, some Americans have taken advantage of a sort of …

Inc.

The Return-to-Office Productivity Argument Is Over

OverHammering the last nail into the return-to-office mandate coffin in a way that everyone can understand.

Noahpinion

Yes, we still have to work

I flagged some disappointing results for a basic income experiment. When people got $1000 a month, 2% of them stopped …

The Guardian

'The new normal': work from home is here to stay, US data shows

The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

Financial Times

Digital nomads bound for south-east Asian sunshine face visa dilemma

Countries such as Thailand and Indonesia have tried to formalise process but struggle to boost take-up.

Chelsea Troy

How do we make remote meetings not suck?

Remote meetings are not the problem. The caucus is the problem.

As we’ve established, caucus meetings are not good for …

Independent

Italy's one euro houses: Who can buy one and how does it work?

Several small Italian towns have hit the headlines for selling off vacant houses for €1 a pop in the past couple of years. …

Harvard Business Review

Research: People Still Want to Work. They Just Want Control Over Their Time.

Does having control over their time actually make workers happier — and more likely to stay in their jobs? To find out, we …

SFist

Salesforce Work-From-Home Party Is Over, Employees Required to Be in Office Three to Five Days a Week

SF’s largest private employer, Salesforce, is bringing the hammer down on its pajama-clad workers who’ve gotten …

Fortune

Summer Fridays are dead because remote work killed them

Summer Fridays have been under threat for years because of an emphasis on worker productivity and a corporate push for higher …

Reddit

The digital nomad life is not for me

So, after a month and a half, I decided to return to my country in a few days. For now, the life of a digital nomad is not …

Independent

Workers are increasingly 'quiet vacationing' with remote jobs

People are increasingly “quiet vacationing” while working remote jobs, a recent study has revealed.

HR Dive

Applicants hate when job ads lack a salary range or potential for remote work, survey shows

More than 2 in 5 U.S. workers say they’d lose interest in a position if the job ad lacked a salary range in the job …

Fortune

Desperate for growth, Portugal backtracks on hostility to digital nomads as its tax breaks for skilled foreigners return

Portugal’s will-they-won’t-they relationship with foreign workers has just taken another twist, as the country …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

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

Fortune

I love remote work too, but the benefits of face-to-face interaction tip the scale toward an in-office workplace: Jotform founder

Here’s a closer look at why full RTO is better than WFH or hybrid work for businesses and employees.