Remote Work

Fortune

Greece is moving some workers toward a 6-day workweek

The workweek is about to get a lot longer for some employees in Greece.

Starting July 1, workers in the private sector could …

Bloomberg

RTO Mandates Are Killing the Euphoric Work-Life Balance Some Moms Found

The dream is over or ending, and it’s not entirely clear why.

Forbes

The 'Quiet Vacationing' Kerfuffle, How HR Can Embrace AI And More

My inbox is crowded with pitches about how “hush trips” and “quiet vacationing” are all the rage, …

Quartz

U.S. office vacancies could hit 24% by 2026

Work from home is still adding to the commercial real estate sector’s woes.

Barron's

Work From Home Isn't Going Away

The number of American workers who do their jobs from home remained steady last year, according to new data released …

Business Insider

Almost half of Dell's full-time US workforce has rejected the company's return-to-office push

Several months after this RTO policy was announced, it appears it hasn’t worked.

Close to 50% of Dell’s full-time …

Business Insider

Don't skip that happy hour: Why losing work friendships is bad for everyone

With the rise of remote and hybrid work following the pandemic, work relationships have forever changed.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349

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

Financial Times

Employees embrace WFH (work from hairdressers)

Salons are installing USB ports, extra sockets and quiet areas for calls in a bid to draw back customers.

Harvard Business Review

Hybrid Work Has Changed Meetings Forever

An analysis of 40 million virtual meetings from 11 organizations suggests that some habits, like using virtual meeting …

Fortune

Major study from Stanford workplace guru reveals that hybrid work cuts attrition by 33% and has no negative impact on getting promoted

Bosses have doubled down on their return-to-office demands of late, with many increasing their spending on office space and …

Bloomberg

More Disabled Americans Are Employed, Thanks to Remote Work

The pandemic showed employers the benefits of job sharing, flexible hours and other accommodations.

Inc.

Remote Work Could Help Beat Burnout. But Does That Outweigh Its Costs?

New data from LinkedIn shows that remote workers are less burned out than onsite and hybrid workers.

BBC

A solution for working parents who want to travel

The Travelling Village is an ambitious new experiment uniting 19 digital nomad families for a four-month co-living and …

McSweeney's Internet Tendency

Working from Home, as Imagined by My In-Office Boss

My boss always believed that nothing makes employees productive like being chained to a desk in an office that looks like a …

Nature

Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance

We found that hybrid working improved job satisfaction and reduced quit rates by one-third. The reduction in quit rates was …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349

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

Harvard Business Review

Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers

While much has been said about the potential benefits of remote work for women, recent research examines how working from …

Nature

Hybrid working has benefits over fully in-person working — the evidence mounts

Some employers are backing away from hybrid working, but research suggests that they need not be concerned.

Fast Company

New study finds that hybrid work boosts morale—and profits

Stanford researchers found that allowing employees to work from home two days per week caused quit-rates fall to by 35%.

The Verge

Remote workers using 'mouse-mover' technology are getting caught

Last month, Wells Fargo reportedly fired over a dozen employees for using tools that fake productivity at work.

YES! Magazine

Reworking Remote

Making workplaces more inclusive requires normalizing accommodations like those offered at the onset of the COVID-19 …

ProPublica

What a Leading State Auditor Says About Fraud, Government Misspending and Building Public Trust

We spoke to a leading state auditor about how remote work and artificial intelligence are ushering in new kinds of fraud in …

Public Policy Institute of California

Who Works from Home?

As working conditions continue to shift, the largest group currently working remotely is college-educated parents of young …

Reddit

Anyone left their job because of RTO?

Rumours has it, our company is planning RTO. I’ve been working remote for over a decade and not planning to go back to …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349

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

Most jobs paying $100,000 or more are banning remote work

Bosses want people back in the office, whether it makes sense or not.

Rolling Out

The rise of remote work and what it means for your career

The rise of remote work has fundamentally changed the employment landscape.

The Guardian

Tribunal cases to rise as UK firms push back on remote working, experts say

Lawyers and HR experts expect an increase in employment tribunal cases as companies increasingly clamp down on working from …