Commentary This is one of the greatest federal government scandals of all time. Many hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been getting a full-time paycheck from Uncle Sam (meaning from all of us) without showing up for work for three years now. They don’t call it Club Fed for nothing. To be fair, just…
What If Federal Workers Never Showed Up for Work and No One Missed Them?
House Oversight Committee Probes GAS Administrator Over Telework Allegations
January 17, 2023
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) is seeking answers from a Biden administration official for allegedly spending most of her work hours somewhere else, not in her Washington office. It was one of several investigative moves the panel is pushing forward after GOP took control of the House, pledging tougher oversight of the…
Shopify Cancels Plans to Move Into Massive New Office Space in Downtown Toronto
Shopify no longer plans to use a large office space of over 250 square feet being constructed in downtown Toronto that was first planned to be a central hub for its employees, citing the pandemic and the growth of remote work as the main reason for decision. The Ottawa-based tech company signed a 15-year lease…
Public Servants Mandated to Work Onsite 2 to 3 Days Per Week
The federal government is mandating its employees to work in their offices two to three days per week by March 31, with limited exceptions to the hybrid model—a move that is applauded by some officials while meeting opposition from at least one public service union. President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier said Canadians were…
Elon Musk Warns Twitter Staff of ‘Difficult’ Times Ahead as He Ends Remote Work: Report
November 10, 2022
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Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk has reportedly sent his first email to staff, ending remote work arrangements and warning of tough times ahead in the face of economic headwinds. Musk’s email, according to Bloomberg, says that “the road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed,” while telling staff they need to be…
COVID-Impact Questions Lose Relevancy, Dropped From Jobs Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) household survey will retire questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic as they’ve been deemed “less relevant” considering the present circumstances when the disease is abating in the United States as well as in other parts of the world. The pandemic-related questions were added to the survey in May 2020…
New York Offices to See $453 Billion in Value Wiped Out Due to Remote Work
October 4, 2022
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Offices in New York face losing $453 billion in value due, in part, to the rise of remote work, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has found. According to the study, which was conducted by researchers at New York University and Columbia University, the value of offices in New York City declined by around…
A Manager’s Guide to Successfully Managing a Hybrid or Fully Remote Workforce
When the “future of work” comes up, one of the first conversations is usually about hybrid or remote work. But, according to PwC’s U.S. Remote Work Survey, the “new normal” includes work-from-home opportunities. You can successfully manage a hybrid or fully remote workforce. While some managers and employees are entirely content to abandon the office space,…
Apple Employees Launch Petition in Protest Against Company’s Three-Days-a-Week Return to Office Policy
A group of Apple employees are not happy with the company’s three-day-a-week office policy and have launched a petition requesting more flexibility around working arrangements. Apple informed corporate employees earlier this month that they would need to return to the office for three days a week starting the week of Monday, Sept. 5, Bloomberg reported. Under the…
New Survey Says Remote Work Is Here to Stay, but Doubts Remain About Productivity
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released the results of a new labor survey on Thursday, attesting that many of the remote work opportunities that opened up during the pandemic have remained and are expected to remain into the future, even as skeptics question whether remote employees are as productive as in-person professional workers….
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