Work from home

Amazon joins other companies including Facebook and Twitter that have delayed return to work plans.

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.

Offices aren’t going away, and they shouldn’t. But they are going to face more competition than they used to, and employers will need to think harder about the purposes they serve.

Looking for a remote job? These 10 companies offered the most telework jobs between April and August of this year, according to FlexJobs.

The Top 100 Firm has released a free new app designed to help employees returning to work stay safe via social distancing.

Bosses should do more to make the work-from-home experiment palatable and safe for all involved by subsidizing utility bills and workspace equipment, and changing managerial habits, with more trust given to employees.

It is up to employers, in conjunction with employees, to make the call on returning to the office, and there is no point in forcing it if remote working hasn’t hurt productivity and profitability.

As some companies prepare staff to return to the office, and working parents balance work and back-to-school schedules, employers imagine what the prolonged coronavirus recovery will really look like.

Forty-two percent of workers had a positive view of working remotely, and 72% said they’d like to work away from the office at least two days a week, as employers contemplate return-to-work plans.

Showing appreciation is a simple way to boost employee engagement and retention.

For companies unwilling to commit to multi-year leases without knowing what the new normal looks like, WeWork offers a way to get temporary or flexible space with amenities that still let workers collaborate in person.