The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global labor market, leaving many people unemployed due to layoffs, unpaid leave or reduced hours of work as employers took massive cost-cutting measures. But one segment of the labor market ...
Experts have created a model depicting what a person in 2045 might look like if they have to work from home in the next 25 years. The remote worker is represented as a virtual model "Susan" - and her appearance is a terrifying picture created by clinical psychologists and specialists...
Layoffs, layoffs, furloughs—millions of Americans have filed for unemployment benefits each week since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in some companies the crisis, on the contrary, provoked a shortage of personnel, says Voice of America. Back in March, the largest retailer in...
“Last week, during a video meeting, a colleague had her half-naked boyfriend walking behind her,” says communications consultant Jason Nisse. This example well illustrates the pitfalls of videoconferencing, a technology that thousands of people are getting used to when trying to work from home, writes BBC.…
With more than 10 million Americans in need of unemployment benefits, jobs are likely to continue to climb in the coming weeks as more people are forced to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And the pandemic has once again brought attention to ...
Everyone at least occasionally thought about giving up office life forever and working without leaving home (or without leaving the beach). As of 2017, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 3,4 million employees in the US are mainly ...
Working from home is the dream of millions of people who commute to the office every day, although this type of employment also requires good organization and discipline. If you want to work from home, the good news is that there are plenty of jobs like this in America, and they...
Forget the stress of commuting to work, crowded streets and rush hour traffic. Remote vacancies provide new perspectives - to work while remaining in the comfort of your home. In recent years, interest in working from home has increased dramatically. ...
More than 4 million Americans—just over 3% of the entire U.S. workforce—work remotely for at least half the workweek, according to research site Global Workplace Analytics. Some industries offer more remote work opportunities than others.…
In the United States in 2016, almost 43% of employees worked from home at least part of their time. "Remote" allows you to reduce office costs, hire the best employees and build a round-the-clock work schedule, using the difference in time zones. But not all employees can (or want) to work from home, not all clients and partners trust companies without an office ...