WeWork Office Space & Coworking in Toronto. (Eloise Ambursley photo via Unsplash) WeWork finally goes public, hopes to capitalize on hybrid work After the spectacular flameout of its 2019 IPO and the subsequent ouster of its bad-boy CEO, Adam ... By Sono MotoyamaOctober 26, 2021 Business
Newton, Iowa, is offering new home buyers $10,000 cash and a welcome package worth more than $3,000. (Newton Housing Development Corp. photo) Remote work won’t save Small Town America, says Brookings The death of big urban centers has been greatly exaggerated, the Brookings Institution says in a report. ... By Sono MotoyamaAugust 4, 2021 Business
Some people are reflecting on their career and lifestyle, searching for work that allows for more flexibility. (Yasmina H photo via Unsplash) A ‘turnover tsunami’ is here, with remote work playing a role Employees in the U.S. have been quitting their jobs in historic numbers. Even as the pandemic curbed ... By Sono MotoyamaJuly 9, 2021 Business
Working with Microsoft and AltspaceVR, Accenture uses virtual reality "to bring people back to the office. Colleagues can meet in a digital cafeteria or attend an all-hands assembly." (Screenshot via Nth Floor – Accenture’s Virtual Office) Transcending space: In quest for safety, reassurance in hybrid offices, new tech enters the ‘metaverse’ Technology for the post-Covid hybrid office offers new solutions for employee safety and next-generation company culture. By Sono MotoyamaJune 22, 2021 Business
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the VivaTech conference June 17, 2021. (CNBC photo) Remote Report Live: Zuckerberg touts benefits of metaverse for remote work at VivaTech Speaking by videoconference, the Facebook CEO spoke at length about current or upcoming Facebook products that will ... By Sono MotoyamaJune 17, 2021 Business
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks via video at VivaTech, Europe’s largest startup and tech conference, on June 16, 2021. Remote Report Live: Apple’s Tim Cook, Spanish PM appear at VivaTech 2021 in Paris The annual tech conference kicked off with discussions about innovations for hybrid work among other topics. By Sono MotoyamaJune 17, 2021 Innovation
Ant Rozetsky photo via Unsplash Remote-work guru Bloom reverses course, suggests managers decide staff telecommute schedule Stanford professor says allowing business leaders, not employees, to set remote or hybrid workdays will help preserve ... By Sono MotoyamaJune 7, 2021 Legal
FormAssembly CEO Cédric Savarese (center, back row, in gray) with members of his team at a 2019 company meeting in Sonoma, Calif. (Photo courtesy of FormAssembly) Business as usual: A long-time remote firm heads into the post-Covid era with full sails Having taken his company fully remote about eight years ago, Cedric Savarese has some advice for the ... By Sono MotoyamaJune 2, 2021 Business
Sajad Nori photo via Unsplash Legacy reboot: How remote-work shift makes case for updating your computer systems Heading into the hybrid-work frontier, now may be the time to integrate your outdated IT infrastructure with ... By Sono MotoyamaMay 24, 2021 Business
Basecamp co-founders, remote-work evangelists, blew up their company. Experts are calling them out After enacting a ban on political speech at work, one-third of Basecamp’s employees quit. Here are some ... By Sono MotoyamaMay 17, 2021 Culture
Photo by Maxime via Unsplash Positions offering hybrid work surged more than 400 percent in 3rd quarter: study November 11, 2021
Christin Hume photo via Unsplash One in seven jobs advertised in Ireland offer remote work: Report November 9, 2021
Nataliya Vaitkevich photo via Pexels Blackbaud says it has moved to remote-first workforce November 3, 2021
Bruce Mars photo Most Canadians think their remote bosses have done a good job, survey says October 29, 2021
Photo by airfocus via Unsplash Most Spanish workers prefer to flexible work option, Cigna study finds October 26, 2021
krakenimages photo via Unsplash Irish remote workers to get tax relief on utility expenses, report says October 25, 2021
Daria Nepriakhina photo Havas to require U.S. staff to require hybrid work model from November: Report October 22, 2021
Sigmund photo via Unsplash Japan’s NTT Group says it will allow employees to continue working remotely October 21, 2021
Christin Hume photo via Unsplash Take it outside: AmEx and others create outdoor workstations for remote workers October 20, 2021
Sergey Zolkin photo Allstate plans to sell Northbrook Campus as it embraces remote work: Report October 19, 2021