New Era of Remote Workers Spawns Domestic Migration as Small Towns Offer Financial, Other Incentives
The coronavirus created remote workers, and now small American towns are offering cash and other incentives to selected new residents.
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Swedish Politician Accidently Shares Manga Porn During Remote Meeting
A Swedish politician, allegedly a member of the ruling Social Democrats, was caught accidentally showing pornography to colleagues during a remote meeting in the city of Uppsala. The incident occurred during a remote board meeting of the local city government
Survey: Only 11% of Companies Expects All Employees to Return to Office
Only 11 percent of companies expect all of their employees to return to the office as they once did before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics.
Slack Suffers Massive Outage on First Workday of 2021
The popular digital workplace service Slack recently suffered an outage on the first full workday of 2021. Companies that rely on the platform to manage their remote work activities were left unable to connect to the service for most of the day on Monday.
Deutsche Bank Wants ‘Privilege Tax’ Imposed on People Who Work from Home
German banking giant Deutsche Bank is calling for a “privilege tax” to be imposed on people who work from home, to erase their savings from not having to commute or pay for food on their lunch breaks.
Microsoft Outage Locks Users Out of Office Suite, Email
A recent issue with Microsoft’s Office 365 platform left many users completely locked out of Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams which many have used as their primary means of work communication during the coronavirus pandemic.
Work from Home Boom Leads to ‘Tattleware’ Surveillance by Employers
According to a recent report, the increased number of employees working from home due to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic has led to more workplace surveillance by employers. Employees report being instructed to install “tattleware’ monitoring programs on their computers tracking mouse movements and keystrokes, as well as smartphone apps to track their movements during working hours.
German Govt Prepares Legislation to Create Legal Right to Work from Home
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s labour minister wants to enshrine into law the right to work from home if it is feasible to do so, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
