Tag: worker productivity

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,…


The Why of Quiet Quitting

Commentary In one of my first real jobs, I was standing with some employees on the sales floor of a men’s suit shop and the boss walked by. “Please straighten up these ties, fellas,” he said. My friend waited for the man to move out of earshot and said: “No way am I doing that…


Biden Cancels $5.8B in Student Loans; Musk Office Ultimatum Faces Pushback in Germany | NTD Business

The Biden administration is canceling billions of dollars in student loans for over half a million students—the biggest student debt cancellation in U.S. history. Germany’s biggest trade union is pushing back against Elon Musk, saying it’ll support any worker who opposes Musk’s order to return to the office. Worker productivity falls as wages surge. What could it…