Work-life

Despite a strong labor market, Americans are working fewer hours post-pandemic, with the average workweek declining to 34.3 hours.

Stanford research reveals that fully remote work may result in 10% to 20% lower productivity compared to in-person work.

The rise of remote work preferences is challenging the traditional five-day workweek, with employees showing a preference to avoid the office on Mondays and Fridays.

In the next two decades, it’s estimated that workers can expect to spend 30% to 40% of their weeks working from home.

The council was the first local authority in the U.K. to experiment with this approach and had planned to extend the trial until next April.

Library visits move closer to pre-pandemic levels, with in-person visits to urban public libraries rising to over 50% of 2019 levels in 2022.

A workforce survey by Robert Walters suggests an increased acceptance for the four-day workweek.

A proposed amendment would limit state employees to 8 hours of remote work per week.

Around 56% of respondents want more than 10% of their office portfolio to be flexible spaces by 2025.

The proposed minimum wage hike is estimated to impact approximately 6 million employees.