Work from home

While in the past the ranks of digital nomads were dominated by entrepreneurial independent workers, the majority of this year’s nomads are in traditional jobs, due to the mass shift to remote work during COVID-19.

Hotels are launching work-from-hotel programs, through which operators not only offer workspace in hotel rooms, but also provide wifi, business support, refreshments and use of other facilities.

Nearly one-third of respondents said they would be uncomfortable getting back to offices, shops and factories, while half said their greatest concern was contracting the disease at work.

To the extent rising vacancy rates persist and lead to lower rents, it becomes an opportunity for companies to take advantage of their leverage and splurge on more space at a discount.

Though it was initially necessary to keep employees from getting sick, remote work promises to make people more productive and happier while helping the environment and preserving infrastructure.

The presidential election is stirring a lot of charged emotions; a labor attorney advises how managers can keep these conversations productive.

Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life.

Fifty-three percent of larger organizations plan to reduce the size of their office space and more than three quarters will increase work flexibility, according to a survey by Cisco.

One of the great challenges of working remotely is replicating the interactions and relationships that develop naturally in a physical office.