Work from home

What employers see in returning to the office that employees don’t

Flexible work arrangements suited many, enabling what some saw as a better work-life balance.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 22, 2026

Russian drones slammed into a busy shopping centre in eastern Ukraine on Aug 21, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.

Airbus backs down on return-to-office demand after protests, sources say

Airbus planned to force white-collar staff to work on-site four days a week, instead of the current three. But the intensity of protests against the move is said to have rattled the company’s leadership.

We may be getting requests for better work-life balance all wrong

Younger employees are adjusting to a difficult reality around a longer working life and choosing a more sustainable pace of progress.

World’s first work-from-home laws delayed after business outcry

The proposed laws by the Australian state of Victoria would give eligible workers the right to work from home two days a week and were due to take effect Sept 1.

The secret to good questions

Questions are crucial in every organisation. They sharpen thinking and extract information when things go wrong.

Malaysia civil servants to get hybrid working days twice a week

The Malaysian Cabinet has agreed to implement hybrid working days as the new norm for the civil service with effect from Aug 1.

Work from home? For World Cup, even JPMorgan says yes

Cities including New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto and Mexico City have warned of severe gridlock as tens of thousands of fans crowd roadways and public transportation to attend matches.

We liked remote work. Then we looked at the data

People in remote-capable jobs worked from home three times more often in 2024 than in 2019.

Using ex-company’s data for new job: Woman sued for keeping work e-mails in own account

Most companies have clear policies that prohibit employees from sending business e-mails to their own accounts.

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