Working from home

I hired my dog to be my office assistant. His pay is inclusive of super – super long walks, that is | Eleanor Limprecht

He’d never dob me in. I’ve never heard him squeal that I napped in the afternoon or watched TV instead of working

Eleanor Limprecht

01, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM

Staff work in central London offices for 2.3 days a week, study finds

Thinktank warns against wholesale switch to working from home and raises fears over lost productivity in capital

Heather Stewart

23, May, 2023 @11:01 PM

Germany’s would-be spies seek licence to work from home

BND intelligence service is finding expectations of flexible working and taking a mobile to the office are affecting recruitment

Harry Taylor

22, May, 2023 @9:27 PM

Should I worry about how long I spend sitting down?

A morning run? Sitting on a gym ball? Standing up regularly? We examine the most effective ways to combat the health issues caused by a sedentary lifestyle

Joel Snape

14, May, 2023 @2:00 PM

‘People like to come and browse’: Heal’s revamps its flagship store to lure back shoppers

Shop frontage for 200-year-old high-end retailer nearly doubles on London’s ‘furniture street’

Joanna Partridge

01, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Australia hits peak ‘return to office’, transport experts say

In what looks to be the new work-from-home normal, the average Australian worker spends 27% or more of their working hours at home

Elias Visontay and Josh Nicholas

04, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM

More than a third of UK workers ‘would quit if told to return to office full-time’

Data from LinkedIn also indicates share of job postings for remote roles has shrunk in past 10 months

Joanna Partridge

15, Mar, 2023 @11:18 AM

The perk-cession is here. You lose free food and laundry, but you could have a more satisfying life? | Stefan Stern

With fewer add-on goodies to offer, firms may have to think about workplace culture and a better work/life balance, says author Stefan Stern

Stefan Stern

15, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

What have the past three years taught us about hybrid working?

With Covid having permanently changed many people’s working lives, experts suggest ways to improve flexible arrangements

Linda Geddes

10, Mar, 2023 @12:02 PM

Schools in England seeing more pupil absences on Fridays

Change in parents’ work patterns since Covid may have led to pupils staying home

Sally Weale Education correspondent

08, Mar, 2023 @12:00 AM

The secret of happy home working? A good local pub | Letters

14, Feb, 2023 @5:06 PM

The work from home revolution is here to stay – if you’re rich, white and live in London | André Spicer

Hybrid work benefits our professional and personal lives, but data suggests it has entrenched inequalities, says André Spicer, a professor at the Bayes Business School at City, University of London

André Spicer

14, Feb, 2023 @3:13 PM

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