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Work-from-home migration has changed the real estate market

Nov 22, 2024
A new report shows that nearly half of people working from home, who moved to a different state, made their decision based on housing.
Working from home has allowed some families to move to less expensive regions. But it’s also caused home prices to rise.
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How to cure office loneliness

Oct 22, 2024
A new study shows that remote work isn't the only issue. So how do companies get their employees to socialize without it feeling like forced fun?
Remote workers are more likely to report feelings of isolation than their in-office peers.
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EU looks to give workers the "right to disconnect"

Oct 18, 2024
Many countries around the global have already enshrined the legal right to ignore business emails, calls and messages outside of working hours.
Roughly 20 countries currently have some sort of "right-to-disconnect" law.
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Remote work has been a boon for older workers with disabilities

And working from home expands job opportunities for people with disabilities of all ages.
"Telework expands employment options for all workers of all ages dealing with disabilities — and that includes older workers," said Marketplace's Chris Farrell.
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Pop-up coworking events are uniting lonely workers

Apr 26, 2024
Four years after the pandemic made working from home the norm, event organizers are now offering a new spin on coworking through pop-ups.
Remote workers use a cafe in LA's Koreatown as a shared office space during an event hosted by LA in Common. Groups like these are working out deals with restaurants and coffee shops to host coworking pop-ups.
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Report says remote workers are getting little training on best practices

Apr 3, 2024
A consulting firm's report says more than 70% of workers haven't had training on managing remote workers or the best way to do so.
Four years into the pandemic, more than 70% of workers still haven’t gotten training on remote work best practices, a new report says.
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The shrinking federal government — in D.C.

Mar 15, 2024
For years, there have been more federal workers based outside the nation’s capital than in it. That trend picked up during the pandemic.
"From February 2020 to January 2024, federal government employment in the District of Columbia, D.C. proper, fell by 2%,” said T.J. Lepoutre at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Commercial construction has hit a brick wall. Why?

Mar 13, 2024
Factors like high interest rates, tight credit and workers continuing to work from home are all hitting commercial construction demand.
Factors like high interest rates, tight credit and continued remote work are all hitting commercial construction demand.
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It's been a bumpy ride for the office jobs that support office jobs

Jan 29, 2024
Jobs in this kind of work — the work that makes offices and buildings run, makes them nice — grew about 2.6% last year. It's growth but it's not huge growth.
The slow and uneven return to office leaves the future of office ecosystems up in the air.
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It's been 4 years since the pandemic began. Here's what the new normal looks like.

Jan 4, 2024
Even if we're back to statistical "norms," remote employment, widespread freelancing and worker activism have changed the landscape.
One big change: more people working remotely or for themselves.
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