Tag: Workforce

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal emphasized a message the company has abided by since the early days of the pandemic: workers will never be forced to come into the workplace.

The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report for February brings the US employment rate closer to levels seen prior to the pandemic.

81% of employers using monitoring software report an increase in employee productivity after the software was implemented, but employers should be aware that implementing bossware will most likely not foster ...

The research finds that office workers perceive the workplace in a new light, with the key takeaway being that they no longer want to commute to the office every day.

Childcare costs have soared to 31% of the average income for women, meaning it is cheaper for mothers to handle this role on their own rather than reenter the workforce. 

Google employees in the San Francisco Bay Area were informed that the company “can officially begin the transition to the hybrid work week” starting April 4.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says that the pandemic has caused five-day work weeks to lose relevancy, but employees should still come into the office a few days a week.

A report shows that average hourly earnings grew by 0.5% last month, bringing the year-over-year gains to 5.8%, but wages can’t seem to keep up with record high inflation.

Office reentry for these workers will depend on the state of the pandemic and whether it is safe for this population to return to the workplace.

While companies have taken various approaches to create a workplace that professionals want to come into, four-day work weeks have grown in popularity in recent years.