Work from home

Businesses are struggling to adapt to remote work, according to a new survey by Arizent, the parent company of Employee Benefit News.

Online searches for the term “office chair” increased 150% between March 9 and March 20 as many switch to remote work.

The adjustment to remote work is changing the definition of business attire and some savvy brands are pushing a new type of hybridized clothing that straddles the line between work and home, formal and casual, suits and sweats.

Coworking companies are struggling to adapt while many of their customers consider cancelling contracts or are forced to default.

Be transparent about the challenges you’re facing when you communicate with colleagues and clients and make sure your practice is optimized for a work-from-home situation.

Locales with high concentrations of jobs in industries such as retail and health care could see as much as a 4% decline in their annual growth rate if the shutdowns last just a month.

HR managers can help support employees working remotely by recommending how any workspace can be made safe and comfortable, whether employees are working from their own home office or are making calls from the couch.

Only 42 million out of 144 million U.S. workers could do their jobs at home, forcing many to choose between the fear of getting sick and the fear of being fired.

Almost overnight, the pandemic has created a booming work-from-home economy as tens of millions of Americans are thrust into setting up home offices on the fly.

Employers are dealing with seismic changes in the new workplace normal of entire WFH staffs, stressed-out workers — and layoffs ahead. Welcome to Remote America.