Last week we asked should work from home staff take a pay cut on the back of calls from government ministers to cut the wages of work from home civil servants, and Google’s decision to hand out pay cuts to US staff who opt to work from home full time.
For the record, we think it’s an awful idea that stinks of bosses trying to make more money with back door wage cuts. But, if it came to it, how many of us would actually agree to take a pay cut for the privilege?
Working from home got many people and business through the worst of the pandemic, but it seems the honeymoon is over as ‘unnamed’ government ministers are calling for home workers to be hit with pay cuts.
It’s quite obviously a cynical and blatant ploy to get people back into offices before the value of their property portfolios plummet. But it seems to be gaining some traction as Google has floated the idea of cutting the pay of any US employees who choose to work from home indefinitely.
Some commentators are even suggesting that travel costs are covered in salaries, and so a cut is fair (or fare) enough if employees aren’t commuting. Which is, of course, absolute nonsense – how many people really negotiate salary based upon the cost of their commute.
So, to try and cut through the bluster, we’ve put together a case in defence of working from home.
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If the last 12 months has taught us anything, it’s that people sometimes need more than a simple conference call system, that’s why we’ve teamed up with Livestorm to bring you a simple and effective webinar service.
As of July 19, many of us will be returning to the workplace as work from home restrictions are lifted.
On the plus side, it means we can spend a little less time in the spare bedroom/office. On the down side, it’ll mean a return to the daily commute, office politics and an unnecessary amount of meetings.
As a preemptive measure, here’s how to stop wasting time in meetings.
Everyone has a mobile phone these days. In fact, smartphones are now so ubiquitous that there’s a good chance you’ve not used your home landline in a long time.
Things may be a little different if you have a business premises, but here are some reasons why we think you should hang on to your landline.
The benefits of flexible working are well documented – not least in these pages – it gives employees more control over their working lives, allowing for a better work/life balance, something that is becoming increasingly important in the UK where almost two thirds of families rely on dual incomes.
It also helps to engender a reciprocated sense of trust between employers and employees and there’s also the beneficial effect on the working environment that shouldn’t be overlooked – a culture of flexible working culture is gaining traction with many UK employers.
This makes the decisions companies such as Yahoo and HP have made to restrict or even cut out flexible working completely seem regressive a possibly detrimental to staff morale and productivity.
So if the benefits are well documented, why is it that some companies – including big ones such as Yahoo and HP – don’t offer employees the option to work from home?
The world of business is changing – rapid advances in technology mean the global community is ever-expanding and the days of working the nine-to-five are a fading memory – especially now it looks like more people than ever will need to work from home for at least part of the working week.
So why is it some conference call providers only offer customer support during traditional business hours?
Although many of us have had to work from home over the last 12 months or so, telecommuting isn’t for everyone though.
But telecommuting can be beneficial for both employees and employers. While employees get the benefit of flexible working and the improved work/life balance that brings, employers get a more motivated and productive workforce, with staff who are happier to work longer hours when the daily commute is taken out of the equation.
Many businesses are moving to a remote-first policy, which means more of us than ever will be working from home for the foreseeable future. Here are five top tips to make sure that, as an employer, you get the most of telecommuting.
Spring Loaded – the eagerly-awaited Apple Event – took place this week. Tim Cook and his team presented a variety of new devices. Here are the highlights of the keynote…
2020 was a tough year for all of us. And even though things are now looking like they’re getting back to some sort of normality, 2021 has been hard going too – especially for business owners.
Here we take a look at the thoughts of six small business owners, to see how they think things are shaping up as we enter the second quarter of the year.
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