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Employee lawsuit against Amazon over work-from-home expenses loses class-action bid
Amazon says working remotely during the pandemic wasn't its idea
Software engineers are showing a strong preference for remote work, according to survey
Commuting to work is passé and employers are embracing the brave new world of remote work
Amazon employees rage against return-to-office mandate as exec pleads for calm
"Let's not grab our torches and pitchforks quite yet"
Salesforce CEO points finger at new, remote, and younger workers for company's falling productivity
Salesforce is laying off more than 7,000 employees
Study shows remote workers are becoming more, not less engaged
Remote meetings are becoming shorter but more frequent
Twitter roundup: bankruptcy threat, top staff leave, Musk's payment system plans
Musk takes the first step in turning Twitter into WeChat
The most-loved workplace is one of the few tech giants on this top 100 list
The number one company might not be what you expected
In brief: With its high pressures, long hours, and, in some cases, lack of security, the tech industry isn't known for being a great place to work—even though the money's good. That could explain why virtually none of the big-name titans rank in the 100 Most Loved Workplaces of 2022 list, with the one exception being the company in the top spot.
Remote worker fired for refusing to keep his webcam on wins unfair dismissal case
It might have been a different story if he was US-based
A hot potato: A US company headquartered in Florida must pay a Netherlands-based remote worker thousands of dollars after it fired him for refusing to keep his webcam activated all day. The Dutch court that ruled in the employee's favor has suggested this sort of surveillance violates human rights.
Amazon wants some customer service reps to work remotely as part of broader cost-cutting push
A win-win for employer and employee, but what about Amazon customers?
Productivity theater: bosses believe workers are less productive at home, according to Microsoft survey
Are you being dragged back to the office?
In context: Does your boss think you spend all day 'working' from home in your dressing gown, taking regular breaks to stuff your face/get drunk/watch Pornhub? They aren't alone in believing that remote work makes employees less efficient. According to a new study from Microsoft, 85% of bosses are convinced that home comforts make staff less productive, and that's causing 'productivity theater.'
Tesla still faces resource shortages and unhappy workers months after Musk's return-to-office mandate
Facepalm: Three months after Elon Musk blasted remote working and demanded Tesla workers get back in the office, the EV giant is reportedly still struggling with a lack of room and resources to accommodate them all. It's contributed to a fall in morale, leading the company to start monitoring employees' attendance.
Apple workers launch petition against return-to-work mandate
Workers are happier at home, but does Tim Cook care?
Most people think their colleagues aren't being productive while working from home
Maybe they just don't like them?
Apple loses director of machine learning over return to in-person work policy
Ian Goodfellow says he would have liked more flexibility for his team
Most workers don't want to be back in the office, could quit over lack of flexibility
Employee sentiment has dropped to a record low
Dell's new concepts promise to improve your remote and hybrid work experience
A tablet, a webcam and a wireless charging and connectivity solution
Google may decide to fire employees who don't follow company's Covid-19 vaccine rules
Unvaccinated workers who aren't exempt face losing pay and their jobs
Employees don't want to return to the office... but bosses do. Job satisfaction 62% higher for execs
Hybrid work culture is becoming the new norm
Majority of malware occurs via HTTPS-encrypted connections
Remote workers subject to 55 billion new brute-force attacks
Google buying new office building for $2.1 billion, employees 'need to collaborate'
Post-pandemic hybrid work culture won't slow its real estate investments
Microsoft study claims working from home threatens productivity and innovation
And it's not because of social media distractions
Microsoft gives up on trying to predict when its US offices will reopen
Microsoft is studying the complexities of hybrid work
Unity to acquire streaming company Parsec for $320M
Parsec's game streaming technology has seen demand from development studios