Some groups have found being productive particularly challenging during the pandemic. Half of parents working from home with children under 18, and nearly 40 percent of all remote workers ages […]
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Back to news homeRippling launches computer inventory management as more workers remain remote
Rippling, a startup building a platform to manage all aspects of employee data, from payroll and benefits through to device management, launched Rippling Inventory Management, what founder and CEO Parker […]
If You Never Met Your Co-Workers in Person, Did You Even Work There?
Kathryn Gregorio joined a nonprofit foundation in Arlington, Va., in April last year, shortly after the pandemic forced many people to work from home. One year and a zillion Zoom […]
Workers Can’t Wait to Return, but Delta Variant Upends Plans
SAN FRANCISCO — Before the pandemic, Roya Joseph’s days at the office were defined by interaction. She looked forward to casual conversations with co-workers, mentorship sessions with managers and periodic, […]
How Freelancing Is Changing Work
Hayden Brown grew up with parents who were out to change the world. Her mother worked on women’s empowerment issues, and her father helped develop a national park in the […]
Beware Remote Bias
Remote biasWhen companies fully reopen their offices, a large number plan to offer employees more flexibility over where they work. A “hybrid office” could make jobs more appealing and help […]
Remote Workers May Face Challenges in the Hybrid Office
Another change that companies such as Zillow and Salesforce are making to level the playing field for remote workers is in how they conduct meetings. Instead of having in-office employees […]
Bring your own environment: The future of work
Michael Biltz Contributor Michael Biltz is managing director of Accenture Technology Vision, where he leads the enterprise’s annual visioning process to focus on how technology will impact the way we […]
Return to Office Hits a Snag: Young Resisters
David Gross, an executive at a New York-based advertising agency, convened the troops over Zoom this month to deliver a message he and his fellow partners were eager to share: […]
Delays, More Masks and Mandatory Shots: Virus Surge Disrupts Office-Return Plans
He did not respond, but days later Apple posted an internal video in which company executives doubled down on bringing workers back to the office. In the video, Dr. Sumbul […]