Monthly Archives: May 2022

Remote work expanding as UK celebrates National Work From Home Day

Remote Worker pleased to see more jobseekers, employees and businesses taking advantage of the many benefits of working from home  LONDON, ENGLAND — Remote work is undeniably expanding across the UK, as evidenced by the findings of a Trade Union Congress (TUC) survey. However, organisations were urged to not let workers’ protection fall by the…
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Remote working is still facing opposition

Remote working - Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticises “post-COVID, work-from-home, mañana culture” but later backtracks. LONDON, ENGLAND — Even at this stage of the pandemic, now that the world has seen some of its worst periods of COVID-19 and is collectively moving towards a “post-pandemic” phase, there is still some opposition to remote working. This…
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UK companies losing out big time by rejecting remote work

LinkedIn warns of mass ‘flexidus’ amongst UK workforce over inadequate flexible working options  LONDON, ENGLAND — Despite some organisations increasingly pressuring businesses to return to the office, companies that refuse to embrace remote work actually stand to lose out not just on hiring top talent but also on keeping their best employees. [caption id="attachment_3510" align="alignright"…
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Some companies proposing pay cut for remote working staff

Companies pushing employees to return to the office at all costs could be placing themselves at a disadvantage as an increasing number of jobseekers demand remote working options LONDON, ENGLAND ­— Despite the overwhelming popularity of remote working spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the many studies indicating its benefits, pushback against work-from-home options…
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