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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

Allwork

Companies offering remote work options can also save on cost-of-living expenses by hiring talent in more affordable regions, both domestically and internationally. As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed businesses to embrace telecommuting, many were surprised by the resulting boost in productivity. between 2010 and 2019 to 3.3%

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Remote Work Oasis: The Top 10 U.S. Cities Perfecting The Work-From-Anywhere Lifestyle

Allwork

According to recent research published by Coworking Cafe , by August, 13% of full-time employees were fully remote, and 30% were in a hybrid arrangement. This shows that companies are still adopting and holding onto remote or hybrid work as a default environment for operations, despite many return-to-office mandates by industry giants.

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How Telecommuting Beats the Recession

Productivity Bits

T he global economy has experienced several recessions since the industrial revolution, however, the current recession is unique in many respects. Previous recessions affected traditional industry and resulted in large populations finding themselves out of work and with no hope of future employment. Telecommuting Trends.

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Tech Jobs Moving to the Midwest

Small Business Labs

But a long emerging trend of moving work to lower cost areas of the U.S. The New York Times article  Hot Spot for Tech Outsourcing: The United States looks at the outsourcing of software development tasks to lower cost U.S. Although lower cost U.S. Although lower cost U.S. to lower cost areas. 

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Telecommuting – a Sure-fire Way to Reduce Productivity and Effectiveness

Small Business CEO

I read with interest the recent, excellent article on telecommuting. It argues that telecommuting reduces a company’s costs, increases its productivity and furthers the green agenda. I should state, early on, that I don’t have any problem with occasional telecommuting. Well-argued as it is, I disagree.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

Sara Fell , the founder and chief of FlexJobs.com , says she's seen a 400 percent growth in telecommuting jobs in the past three years. Just choose those areas where you feel comfortable or those that are within your industry," she says. Keeping critical employees happy is becoming more critical for employers. Show your independence.

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Earth Talk: Greening the office

Eco-Office Gals

Refrain from printing when you can, use both sides of a sheet, and recycle so that the recycling industry will have raw material. Telecommute: Encourage workers to work at home when possible to save car trips. Also some firms now subsidize employee public transit costs to discourage driving.