News Articles on remote-work

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 03:21 PM

The audio brand marked its debut in the country by introducing headsets and other gadgets for remote and hybrid work. Read more »

SKY Fiber WiFi Mesh seen to improve remote work, online learning

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 10:40 AM

SKY Fiber on Wednesday said consumers could optimize and evenly distribute network signal in large homes using its free WiFi mesh device for seamless remote work and online learning. Read more »

Remote work goes 'luxury', but many may be left out

Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 11:04 AM

Virtual reality meetings, $7,000 all-in-one kits and digital hot desking: Big Tech is rolling out premium tools as the work-from-home era looks set to last well beyond the pandemic. Read more »

Google extends remote work option due to pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 01 11:50 AM

Google on Tuesday extended the option for its employees to work from home into next year due to the pandemic. Read more »

Facebook launches VR remote work app

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Aug 19 07:23 PM

Facebook launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users can hold meetings as avatar versions of themselves. Read more »

Return to the US office? Ask the CEO

Jessica DiNapoli, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 15 09:39 PM

The questions of if, when and how often white-collar employees should again work in the office has been vexing corporate America ever since COVID-19 vaccinations became available. Read more »

Google gives workers tool for remote work planning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 03:24 PM

Google on Tuesday unveiled a platform that lets its workers calculate pay and benefits for remote work, and how this would change if they move to a cheaper - or more expensive - city. Read more »

Facebook remote work made permanent as offices re-open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 11:47 AM

Beginning on June 15, Facebook will let any employee whose job can be done remotely ask to work that way permanently, the internet giant told AFP. Read more »

Facebook's Workplace tool grows as jobs go remote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 09:25 AM

Facebook's Workplace business software has grown by about 40 percent in a year to reach seven million paying subscribers as the pandemic accelerated a remote work trend, the company said Tuesday. Read more »

Right to disconnect gains ground as pandemic brings work home

Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 29 01:09 PM

Research in several countries has shown the pandemic-induced shift to remote working has resulted in longer working hours for millions of people, fanning a long-standing debate on the need to grant employees a right to disconnect. Read more »

'Hybrid work' and other trends to shape businesses in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 11:51 AM

With physical location becoming less important in the "new normal" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are challenged to come up with strategies to empower new ways of working. Read more »

Nearly 9 of 10 workers want to keep work-from-home option -survey

Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 04:57 PM

Nearly 9 out of 10 workers want to be able to choose whether to work from home or the office once COVID-19 workplace restrictions ease, and have greater autonomy over their hours, according to research from Cisco Systems. Read more »

Are companies more productive in a pandemic?

David Gelles, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 24 08:13 AM

-When office workers around the world went remote 4 months ago, many managers feared that productivity would collapse. The distractions of home — from child care to television — would wreak havoc on workdays, they thought. Read more »

Offices 'far from dead,' property firm says as work from home rises

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 12:00 PM

Bringing workers back to their offices is "crucial" to increasing productivity post-lockdown, a property consulting firm said Wednesday, as most firms experiment with work from home set-ups. Read more »

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