One-third of tech employees admit to working only 3 to 4 hours a day during the pandemic
An anonymous survey has revealed that 31% of employees spend no more than 3 to 4 hours a day working. Others say they are working more than before. It says in your contr.....»»
Why This Insurance Company’s Employees Say it’s Been One of the Best Places to Work During the Pandemic
Flexible work hours, a down-to-earth CEO, and, uh, chocolate deliveries? In listing the benefits of working at Acuity, a relatively small midwestern insurance firm with 1,500 employees, .....»»
The Technology 202: Remote work could be here to stay for some tech workers
Twitter’s announcement that some employees can continue working forever has prompted questions about who will return to the office after the pandemic.....»»
Twitter employees don’t ever have to go back to the office (unless they want to)
Twitter is the first tech company to make working from home a permanent option for its workforce after testing the option during the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Cummins to cut workers" pay by up to 25%, reduce working hours
Cummins Inc. said Friday that it was cutting pay for all its U.S. workers by 10% to 25%, in response to lower demand and customer shutdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The engine maker said it was also reducing working hours for U.S. employees......»»
A vegan company lost more than 10% of its workforce after it gave employees 24 hours to decide whether to keep working during the coronavirus pandemic or quit
Ollie Millington/Getty Images North Carolina-based vegan brand No Evil Foods lost over 10% of its workforce after issuing a stark ultimatum d.....»»
Americans are booking working ‘vacci-cations’ before office life resumes
White-collar employees are taking working vacations while they can, and hoping the trend sticks post-pandemic......»»
Tech consulting firm gave up Seattle office, plans to stay virtual after pandemic
Rooster Park has grown its headcount about 50%, to about 90 employees, since the start of 2021, though its lease ran out last June......»»
Tech talent embraces remote work in Arizona after pandemic relocations
The pandemic recalibrated ideas about working remote, and some people have chosen to relocate to the Grand Canyon State as a result. "Everyone’s going to Arizona now," according to one newcomer......»»
There’s a cost of not working in the office, too
Now that the pandemic is turning a corner, the big question is whether employees should return to in-person workplaces. Even though there are definite benefits to distance working, many business leaders are being short-sighted about this issue. After t.....»»
Google is embracing remote work post-pandemic, CEO Pichai says
Googlers will continue to be able to work remotely after the Covid pandemic ends. Google LLC announced Wednesday its expectation that, as its offices reopen, most employees will work in them about three days per week, working from home or where.....»»
Financial executives want to head back to the office. But many employees hate to give up working from home.
An Accenture survey of 400 North American financial-services executives found that almost 80% prefer for workers to spend four to five days a week in the office when the pandemic is over. But many employees want to maintain thei.....»»
At SAS and Red Hat, workplace "flexibility" likely to last long after pandemic
Two of the Triangle's major tech firms are preparing to offer employees a hybrid work environment for the long term......»»
I"m a CEO who allowed my remote employees to set their own working hours. We"re way more productive and much happier as a result.
"If they're tired after lunch and need a nap, I'm totally fine with that," says Jesper S.....»»
Did you stop working during the pandemic?
Many people lost jobs, got hours cut, or stopped looking for wo.....»»
Why This Insurance Company’s Employees Say It’s Been One of the Best Places to Work During the Pandemic
Flexible work hours, a down-to-earth CEO, and, uh, chocolate deliveries? In listing the b.....»»
Millions of employees won’t get a tax break for working from home during pandemic. Companies with empty offices do.
In an ironic twist, companies still enjoy a tax benefit for providing office space for employees, despite many workplaces sitting empty as those same employees work at home......»»
The key to economic recovery? This upstate New York banker says it"s reopening schools
The biggest challenge for Citizens' manufacturing and distribution clients continues to be finding enough employees. The pandemic, and its outsized impact on families and working parents, has not made that easier......»»
How Sunny Gupta led Apptio to a record-breaking end to 2020
Enterprises are facing a new challenge as budgets are hobbled amid the Covid pandemic. But with employees working from home, the crisis is also driving businesses to spend more on a broad array of software to keep teams connected......»»
Almost half of Big Tech employees say they "often" work nights, weekends
A new poll from the anonymous workplace app Blind found that 45% of Big Tech workers "often" put in extra hours to make up for days when they were less productive......»»
Deaths and Self-immolation Prompts China Tech Hours Reckoning
The death of an e-commerce employee in western China has caused an outcry about lengthy working hours at the country’s tech giants – with state media.....»»