Essay: The workplace revolution
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER examines what the future of officework looks like after the coronavirus pandemic…
Switching off?: Right to disconnect gains ground as pandemic brings work home
As many people work remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a renewed push for employees to have the right to disconnect…
Working from home during pandemic found widening US inequality
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Longstanding inequalities in the US labour market have worsened amid the coronavirus pandemic with working from home fuelling the divide, according to a Gallup report released on Wednesday. Gallup surveyed more than 7,700 US adults in the final quarter of 2020, with the findings showing that pandemic-related job losses […]
Sight Helpdesk: How to deal with a year of accumulated burnout from working at home
In an article first published on The Conversation, NULIFAR AHMED, a lecturer in social sciences at University of Bristol in the UK, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work and how we can address issues like “Zoom fatigue”…
Post-pandemic, will offices and factories become “places men go”?
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Office life will be different after COVID-19, with desks far apart, Plexiglass barriers and a health warning on handshakes. But the biggest change could be a notable absence of women. Once the pandemic eases sufficiently for workers to return to their desks and factory floors, women are more likely […]
Productivity boon or intrusion? UK workers wary of monitoring tech – poll
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From tracking keystrokes to video monitoring, most British workers are uneasy about new technologies being deployed to monitor employees’ productivity when working from home, a poll showed on Friday. The global surge in remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for software that lets bosses keep tabs on their […]
As coronavirus curbs ease, what climate-smart policies should we lock in now?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation As countries worldwide have started easing lockdowns imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, what key policy changes could get economies moving again, take advantage of what we’ve learned, and set us up for another big crisis – climate change? Here are some ideas being developed and tested: 1. Install fibre-optic broadband […]
SIGHT HELPDESK: FIVE EXPERT TIPS FOR WORKING FROM HOME DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
In an article first published on The Conversation, BRITTANY HARKER MARTIN, of Canada’s University of Calgary, gives some tips for how to adjust to working in what can be a crowded house…