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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

Allwork

A 2020 Stanford University study revealed that remote workers were 5% more productive than office-bound counterparts. As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed businesses to embrace telecommuting, many were surprised by the resulting boost in productivity. By spring 2022, this figure rose to 9%.

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A definitive new book on the madness of hybrid working goes one step beyond

Workplace Insight

One such opportunity, in early 2020, was to seize the term “hybrid” and apply it to the world of work and place. Including “telecommuting”, which Lake says has “a historic feel to it”. In any crisis, there are people who spot an opportunity. But of course, this is important history, as it takes us back to where this all started.

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New DOL bulletin — Compensable break time for remote employees

BMT Office Administration

Back in 2020, the Department of Labor released a Field Assistance Bulletin to its investigators, which concluded that an employee who worked in the office, ran errands during the afternoon, and continued working at home didn’t need to be paid for the time she was running errands because it was personal time.

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Does local income tax withholding follow the wages or the person?

BMT Office Administration

What was once a more straightforward question, has caused some confusion since 2020. For state tax purposes, withholding mostly follows the person, except in 2020, when employers sent employees home to work. Before 2020, she received tax refunds for the days she worked outside Cleveland. Cleveland commuter is due a tax refund.

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Future Shock: a message from the past that defines the present

Workplace Insight

We all have our 2020 visions, at least for a little while. He forecast the spread of ‘electronic mail’ and the demise of post, as well as the use of telecommuting, interactive media, online chat rooms, videoconferencing and electronic personal assistants. We are all futurologists now. Yes, a book.

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Diversity Hiring 101: A Quintessential Guide for Recruiters

Recruit CRM

Intel's CEO has defined a forceful purpose of diversity equality by 2020. Device 2: Blind employing Blind employing is any method that anonymizes or "blinds" individual data about a competitor from the employer or hiring manager that can prompt oblivious (or cognizant) preference about the applicant. no unfriendly effect).

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Diversity Hiring 101: A Quintessential Guide For Recruiters

Recruit CRM

Intel's CEO has defined a forceful purpose of diversity equality by 2020. Device 2: Blind employing Blind employing is any method that anonymizes or "blinds" individual data about a competitor from the employer or hiring manager that can prompt oblivious (or cognizant) preference about the applicant. no unfriendly effect).