Experts say that by 2025, 22% of the workforce will work remotely. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 47% of businesses say that remote work is here to stay. Similarly, workers report feeling 22% happier  and 30% more productive when they work from home. However, 47% also report experiencing burnout. As a society, we have witnessed a shift in the work/ life balance and longer hours, presenting new challenges for remote workers.

The last few years have been challenging for many workers, especially now that many have become remote workers. From pandemic concerns to family and childcare concerns to economic and of course workplace needs - employees sometimes struggle to feel connected with their team at work when they do not see them in a physical office every day. Regular standup meetings, usually short in duration, can help workers feel engaged with each other. They can feel valued when there is an open time and place for sharing informally about their day or their current needs. These brief meetings can also foster a sense of team spirit that can carry over into regular project work.

From the outside, working from home may seem ideal. But remote working comes with challenges that require a high level of adaptability.

My marketing communications journey started 30-years ago working for General Electric, small-medium-sized agencies, and for Burson-Marsteller (now Burson Cohn & Wolf). Despite working at GE, surrounded by engineers, technologists, programmers and software developers, I never thought of myself as a tech person.

Technological advancement has connected us with multiple digital devices that make our work efficient but increase our screen time simultaneously. Whether you work remotely, or in the office, you have to sit in front of your computer for 7 to 8 hours straight. Spending most of your time on mobile phones or computer screens causes mental and physical fatigue. In 2017, a study reported that 31.7 million people were using their mobile phones actively in Canada. Similarly, 33 million active mobile phone users were recorded in 2019. 

Remote work has been largely removed from the American workforce picture, but in its place has come hybrid working. According to CNBC, 25% of people are now employed through hybrid working, with 14% mostly in-person, and 9% mostly working remotely. While some employers have seen remote working as a simple necessity, with a return to the office greatly anticipated, the benefits of the opposite approach has shown itself to have considerable benefits. Starting with overall employee happiness, remote working has revolutionized business in a way that has led to successes across the board.

As you can imagine, most freelancers work from the comfort of their homes. Most of them, but not all! There are also those who, being freelancers, are in no hurry to change the office environment for home comfort. And some rush to the office after working at home for several months. Please don't think they get frustrated with freelancing. They are fine with this. Many freelancers are moving away from working from home and buying or renting offices. This behavior is because of some reasons. Let's look at each of them.

Figuring out the core values of your business or organization is not only necessary, it’s also vital. 

Following the onset of COVID, the world saw a shift to remote work that was far larger than ever before. It was such a large and important shift that 78% of current remote employees want to continue remote work for the rest of their lives. 

The fact that you can work remotely using your smartphone will be good news for many in the workforce today. You can be rest assured that your phone can come in handy and do the necessary job whenever you cannot use your laptop or computer. Many smartphone apps provide the same functionality for employees as laptops do, and you can be as productive with your laptop as you can be with your mobile phone. As more people embrace remote working, brands and organizations see a greater return on investment by allowing employees to work remotely. How is this possible? This article explains several ways to do remote work with a smartphone. 

The Ragan Salary Survey mostly polled those who work in communications, but there are valuable lessons here for all wellness professionals.

Each of us has faced routine tasks while working from home. Even the most interesting work can one day get bored and stop bringing joy. There may be several reasons for this, but the most popular is routine when tasks are similar to each other. They accumulate and turn into a routine, absorbing all working time. Often at this moment, a person stops seeing opportunities and makes impulsive decisions that regret. To get out of this situation without loss and avoid problems, you should heed the advice of experts.

For employees who are returning to the office, the rising cost of a commute to a physical workplace has become a growing concern.

Gasoline prices in the U.S. hit a record high last week, with the national average price for a gallon of regular gas climbing to $4.37. Inflation has skyrocketed to a near-40-year high.

We’re all figuring out new ways to get our work done, including our business marketing. Whether you are back in the office full time, working from home or taking a hybrid approach. your marketing effort can continue.Here are some tips for how to pivot and achieve your marketing goals without ever leaving your home!

The mental load is a popular term for the extra work that women carry in maintaining a family and household. It’s a combination of cognitive and emotional labor, according to BBC’s Worklife.

We’ve all taken video meetings with our cameras off. Maybe there are kids running in and out of your home office, or you didn’t sleep well the night before and are dealing with some serious eye bags. Regardless of the reason, data shows that C-suite members don’t like it when employees go camera off.

In the two-plus years since the COVID-19 pandemic shifted how we work, learn and live, using technology in moderation has become an ideal of the past for many of us. Endless video calls, a constant stream of emails, a symphony of notifications – our tech follows us everywhere we go.