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For as long as there has been remote working, companies have sought ways to replicate the serendipitous conversations we have in a physical work space.
Most people who worked at home during lockdown want to continue doing so in some respect according to one recent survey.
Fewer weekly commutes means many will be willing to commute further. The effects on urban growth of working from home pose serious challenges.
Employers have long feared that working from home makes employees less productive. An analysis of 3 million workers in 16 cities during lockdowns suggests the opposite.
Not everyone has a job they can do from home. Mapping the patterns of occupations across Melbourne’s suburbs against COVID-19 cases strongly suggests why some parts of the city are more vulnerable.
If more people work from home and shop online, many commercial buildings won’t be needed any longer. What will be needed is affordable housing, and these buildings can be converted to meet this need.
The idea of work-life balance caught on the 1980s. The COVD-19 pandemic shows we need to replace it with a more integrated approach.
Everyone wants less time commuting, better email etiquette and new places to work from.
Lots of research shows why video calls are mentally and emotionally taxing.
Our working lives provide us with something more important than a pay cheque.
The worst effects of social distancing will undoubtedly be felt by the young, the poor and the socially disadvantaged.
Beware the #WorkFromHome selfie.
How does a family of five with different priorities and attention spans get work done and still have fun in the same small space?
COVID-19 has forced many of us to do the daily shift from home. An anthropologist who observed a group of remote workers raises some concerns and shares some tips.
Remote working is about to surge as companies around the world advise employees to stay away in response to the coronavirus outbreak. But nothing beats the effectiveness of face-to-face interactions.
More workplaces are allowing employees to telecommute, but there are still barriers to more flexible arrangements.
Women in the workplace face discrimination at every level, including in upper management.
While there are certainly benefits, there are also a number of pitfalls to remote working.
E-changers are the latest group to move from the big cities to escape high living costs and congestion. But because they remain very productive remote workers some employers are embracing the trend.
Top contributors
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, UCL
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Associate professor of work and employment, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor, Director Australian Urban Observatory, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Southampton
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor - Innovation & Entrepreneurship, EDHEC Business School
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Professor of the Future of Work, Newcastle University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
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MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Head of HR Research Development, Institute for Employment Studies, Lancaster University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
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Professor of Economics, University of Nottingham
