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Meta employees who flout new return-to-office mandate face termination
Weeks before Meta’s new return-to-office policy is set to come into force, the company’s human resources chief wrote to employees warning of serious consequences for workers who repeatedly violate the rules.
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How old Facebook plus new AI could save remote work
Work from home is failing, with more and more companies demanding their employees return to the office. AI-driven tools for onboarding and employee engagement could fix that.
Amazon chastises staff for failure to comply with in-office work mandate
In an email to some US-based employees, Amazon sends a stern reminder about its requirement for staff to be physically present in the office three days a week.
The future of work is AI-enhanced and remote
Two of the biggest unresolved questions in business this year are whether remote work is here to stay and how AI will affect jobs. We're starting to get some clues about the answers.
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Does Zoom have a death wish?
When a company that makes software designed to ensure remote work is successful decides its own employees need to be in the office, it's sending the exact wrong message to customers.
Hybrid work is entering the 'trough of disillusionment'
As more organizations, including governments, call employees back to the office at least part of the workweek, the love affair with remote and hybrid work may be cooling off.
The working-from-home debate gets old
If your people are happy and productive doing their job from home, let them!
Biden: Get federal workers back in the office
An email from the White House to Cabinet members urged them to get employees back into federal buldings in order to improve service and "customer experience."
Zoom requires employees to get back to the office
Zoom — the company that became synonymous with working from home during the COVID pandemic — has issued a return-to-the-office mandate for the majority of its workers.
Return-to-office mandates rise as worker productivity drops
Bosses are imposing more strict in-office mandates as new data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed productivity has slumped slightly since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Companies that trialed a 4-day workweek continue to reduce time on the clock
Six months after the end of a four-day workweek study, companies that participated continued to cut back on hours, claiming employees are happier and just as productive.
How spatial computing ends the concept of remote work
The arrival of spatial computing means the entire office will be virtualized within a few years.
Employees want remote-work tools, not in-office mandates, Atlassian says
As back-to-office orders stir discontent, half of those employees who work outside of the office say they do not have remote-work tools, Atlassian study shows.
No, digital nomads aren’t pricing locals out of their homes
The claim that traveling remote workers are causing housing inflation has no basis in fact.
No, digital nomads aren’t pricing locals out of their homes
The claim that traveling remote workers are causing housing inflation has no basis in fact.
Google to start factoring office attendance into performance reviews
With its employees now expected to attend the office three days a week, Google is updating its hybrid work policy and getting stricter about workers who are flouting the current rules.
How remote work is changing American culture
The shift to remote work and the hybrid office over the past three years is changing how we live and work.
After the remote-work rush, vacant offices and empty downtowns
With hybrid and remote work now the norm, employers are not renewing leases and choosing carefully the buildings they do want for their workers. Office space now must compete with every other location where work can be done.
White House seeks information on tools used for automated employee surveillance
The information will be used to ascertain if employers are violating antitrust and privacy laws, including whether companies use technologies to artificially reduce wages.
