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The Conversation » Remote Working
2w ago
Letting employees use their own devices for work has many benefits – and many risks, too ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
2w ago
Going to the office doesn’t have to be a chore. Here’s how ..read more
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1M ago
Recent research points to three types of behaviour that can help managers bridge physical distances with staff ..read more
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4M ago
Working from a holiday destination, for those lucky enough to be able to do it, can be a productive break from the daily grind ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
5M ago
If the coffee giant’s CEO can perform the role just as well from home, then the three-hour flight may be little more than a performative gesture ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
10M ago
Making everyone fit. Studio Romantic
British employees have just received a new right to request flexible working arrangements from the first day of a new job. This is courtesy of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act and supporting secondary legislation, which are in force from April 6, and represent an important change to employment regulations for Britain’s 1.5 million employers.
Flexible working covers numerous arrangements that deviate from “standard” employment practices, such as part-time work, compressed hours, job shares, flexitime and remote working. British employees all r ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
10M ago
Making everyone fit. Studio Romantic
Employees in the UK have just received a new right to request flexible working arrangements from the first day of a new job. This is courtesy of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act and supporting secondary legislation, which are in force from April 6, and represent an important change to employment regulations for Britain’s 1.5 million employers.
Flexible working covers numerous arrangements that deviate from “standard” employment practices, such as part-time work, compressed hours, job shares, flexitime and remote working. UK employees all rece ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
1y ago
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Three years ago, The Conversation partnered with a group of leading universities, including UCL, Cardiff and Queen’s Belfast, on the ESRC-funded International Public Policy Observatory (IPP0). The project’s goal was initially to assess and report to UK policymakers evidence from around the world on the best ways to mitigate the devastating social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
IPPO has since evolved and expanded – and from January 2023 has been tailoring its work to focus on a wide range of key UK social challenges, from net zero to inequality.
For example, the UK is committed ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
1y ago
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A significant proportion of Australian workers – about one-fifth – would be prepared to sacrifice between 16% and 33% of their salaries for the right to work from home, which works out at A$12,000 to $24,000 of those workers’ salaries.
But a much larger proportion, more than one half, would be prepared to sacrifice nothing, being either not strongly convinced about the benefits of working from home or actively preferring to go into the workplace.
Surprisingly, our findings are consistent with those of other surveys conducted both during and before the pandemic, suggesting the wid ..read more
The Conversation » Remote Working
1y ago
Working from home has made job interviews and starting a new role easier in many ways. You don’t have to worry about a missed train or spilt coffee derailing a job interview if it’s on Zoom – but you still need to impress your interviewer.
Your home surroundings help show off your personality to the person on the other end of the Zoom call. Anyone who judged the bookcases of politicians and celebrities during the early days of lockdown will be familiar with this.
My colleagues and I recently conducted a study that found the objects in your digital background can affect how people view you. We ..read more