Category: work from home

Americans Like Work From Home So Much, They’ll Take a Pay Cut to Keep It: Study

Workers in the United States are willing to take a pay cut so that they can continue working from home, states a study published in August. Work from home (WFH) was found to average 1.5 days a week worldwide, according to the study conducted by a team of international economists and other experts. The study,…


Tricks for Entertaining Kids While You Work From Home

As a work from home mom, I know how hard it can be to get work accomplished while entertaining kids. Most of the time, I work while a babysitter watches my kids or while my kids are asleep. However, given the 24/7 nature of being an entrepreneur, it’s just not always possible to complete all my…


Work-From-Home to Be a Legal Right in This European Country

Lawmakers in the Netherlands have moved to make work-from-home a legal right, a move that would make the European country one of the first in the world to enshrine remote work flexibility in law. The Dutch Parliament approved the measure earlier this week, per Bloomberg, with the legislation now heading to the Senate for final…


Working From Home Did Little to Alleviate UK Regional Disparities, Report Finds

The pandemic shift to working from home has done little to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country, a report has found. Despite early claims that homeworking could help “level up” the UK and rebalance economic equality, the changes have not been transformative, the Resolution Foundation found. In reality, prosperous regions…


Elon Musk Orders Tesla Execs Back to Office or Face Consequences in WFH Ban

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has taken the work-from-home phenomenon into his crosshairs, telling Tesla executives to get back to the office or get out, according to a leaked email whose authenticity he seemed to confirm in a tweet. “Remote work is no longer acceptble” [sic], reads the subject line of the leaked May 31 email,…


10 of the Most Profitable Side Hustles You Can Start With Little or No Money

By John Rampton A side hustle is an activity that you can do in addition to your primary job. Sure. You can make some extra dough. But, this is usually something you do because you’re passionate about it. So, what’s holding you back? Well, being crunched for time is a valid reason. But, if you believe…


50 Work-From-Home Jobs Paying as Much or a Lot More Than the Average American Salary

By John Rampton There was a time when working from home was a pipe dream, but recently, there’s been a surge of jobs you can do from your own place. Whether that’s working remotely for a company or starting your own business, there’s no shortage of work-from-home opportunities. Here are 50 options, many of which can…


Many Employees Long to Stay Home Even as Workplaces Reopen

After two years in which remote work has seen an unprecedented renaissance, many workplaces are returning to in-person work. But for many employees, faced with rising costs and onerous commutes, the return to brick-and-mortar offices is far from welcome. Office occupancy, which hit an all-time low of 14.6 percent in April 2020, has slowly recovered…


More Than Half of Canadian Office Workers Want to Keep Working Remotely: Survey

With the gradual relaxation of COVID-19 measures, a majority of Canadian office workers say they want to keep their remote work pattern, a new survey shows. More than half of 1,595 Canadian officer workers say that working mostly or entirely remote is their ideal work scenario, compared to one in eight (12 percent) who prefer…


Twin Babies Do Everything in Their Power to Distract Mom From Work

Just work from home they said. It will be easy they said.