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Flexible workspace market will be worth up to $50bn by end of decade

Workplace Insight

In Australia, France, and the United Kingdom, 47 percent of employees engaged in remote work in 2020. Similarly, Japan witnessed a notable surge, with the teleworking rate escalating from 10 percent to 28 percent between December 2019 and May 2020.

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Lessons From Past Recessions

Success

The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months. brokerage accounts, selling a second car or hobby equipment, potentially downsizing, etc.)? What is a recession? A recession is a period of economic downturn spread over time, usually a few months to a few years.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

Before 2020, employee monitoring in a traditional office environment was pretty straightforward. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 threw a wrench into this tried and true system for most companies. As early as May 2020, one-third of all employees began working from home. Employee monitoring methods for remote team members.

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Are Administrative Assistants Being Phased Out?

Office Dynamics

This may be a valid concern; after all, much of the work done by administrative assistants in the past can now be accomplished by office automation equipment or advances in technology software. Despite that, more work for administrative professionals can be found in an office setting than you might assume.

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How to handle remote employee time tracking

BMT Office Administration

Prior to 2020, only 6% of all employees worked remotely. Another reason to implement employee monitoring tools is to ensure that your employees aren’t using company equipment for personal use (think company phones, tablets, laptops, printers, etc.). However, that percentage jumps up to about 50% for remote workers. Why is that?

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Success

One afternoon, while mopping the floor, she overheard a phone call that left him in a terrible frown, Insurance asking for more money than he had, and her heart began to drown. In 2020, the couple opened the Sunny & Ranney Home Furnishings & Decor store in Roswell, Georgia, which helps to fund Sunshine on a Ranney Day.

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Joshua Jahani – Managing director of Jahani and Associates | Maximizing Your Financial Potential in the Future of Work

Allwork

I’m dealing with a company right now that has all heavy equipment that does landscaping not landscaping, but does foundation creation and everything for large, massive things, earth Movers, that sort of thing. They run all of that equipment remotely without people now, just like they run drones.