Remote Work

As the coronavirus pressures employees and organizations around the world, working from home has become a business necessity. Here’s our coverage of what employers need to know, how vendors are working to fulfill their customers’ requirements and the changes developing across the landscape of remote-work technology.

For years, businesses have tried to glean insight into the performance and productivity of their employees, whether through employee monitoring, tracking, data collection, evaluations or some other method. Since the rise of remote and hybrid work began during the Covid-19 pandemic, these efforts have become increasingly important, even as...
Despite the threat of economic downturn, many workers are considering their options in terms of what to do next with their career, according to Robert Half. The firm’s Job Optimism Survey found that 46% of workers are currently looking for, or plan to look for, a different job in the...
Remote and hybrid work have drastically changed the way people do their jobs. However, people still question if these are worthwhile endeavors, or if all employees should return to the office. When considering this, one important aspect to think about is retention and whether remote and hybrid work are...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Melanie Lougee, the Head of Employee Workflow Strategy at ServiceNow. We're going to talk about what ServiceNow does for HR, how businesses navigated the turn toward remote work during COVID, and...
Inefficient work processes are exhausting employees and encouraging them to seek stability as the economy continues to be, well, nervous. According to the Qualtrics 2023 Employee Experience Report, a “fresh collision” is brewing between burned out employees who want more support and organizations that want to streamline budgets without surrendering...
The global workforce has seen profound effects since the beginning of Covid-19, in part because organizations have struggled to to hire and retain employees. According to a new report from Dash Research, this challenge -- which many observers say was developing even before the emergence of the pandemic --...
New research conducted by the real estate professional services firm JLL Technologies found "a large gap" in the adoption of technologies critical for the smooth running of the hybrid work model.  JLL Technology's report, Technology and Innovation in the Hybrid Age, observed that tech-enabled solutions are critical to the survival of hybrid work....
Chelsea WilliamsDirector of People Operations, Reachdesk Company culture is just as important as salary and benefits but working remotely makes socialization and recognition more difficult. According to Mercer, one in 30 employees were working remotely pre-Covid vs. one in three employees today. Yet, even with the success of flexible schedules,...
Microsoft released a Work Trend Index Pulse report, "Hybrid Work Is Just Work. Are We Doing It Wrong?" The report detailed the disconnect between employers and employees on the topic of hybrid work and made suggestions for employers to bridge the gap. The company also announced new capabilities in...
The disconnect between employers and employees around the idea of returning to the office continues. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, managers and executives are pushing to reopen offices but workers — especially women — prefer the flexibility that comes with working remotely. Specifically, 39% of women say that...