The pandemic could change office life forever | Help out your boss by sharing remote best practices | New job platform lends out employees during coronavirus
When the coronavirus crisis is over and the world gets back to normal, expect to see changes to the standard office setup and routine. Offices will likely implement more stringent cleaning and hygiene policies, while remote working will likely become much more common than it's been in the past -- and maybe "business casual" dress codes will become a thing of the past. Full Story: Vox (4/14),The Atlantic (tiered subscription model) (5/1)
Help out your boss by sharing remote best practices If a boss isn't adjusting well to working from home, workers should feel comfortable passing on best practices they come across, according to corporate trainer Dana Brownlee. "The further up you are, the further you're away from the day-to-day work. Your boss may need someone to give them a heads up about what's not working because they may not have a clue," says Brownlee. Full Story: Fast Company online (4/15)
New job platform lends out employees during coronavirus Four female industry leaders put together People + Work Connect, a business-to-business job platform to help people find jobs during the economic disruptions of the coronavirus. The goal is to keep people working, even if only temporarily, so businesses can lend furloughed employees to other companies who need workers. Full Story: Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (4/16)
Verizon is acquiring BlueJeans, one of the solutions in the space that has seen its business boom in recent weeks. Google improved the functionality of Meet by integrating it with email and enhancing the layout, and Zoom security experts revealed that recorded conferences that users believed they had deleted were still accessible to other parties. Full Story: CNET (4/16),Reuters (4/16),CNET (4/16)
Poll
What do you miss most about your office?
Morning chit-chat
27.69%
Lunch with co-workers
9.68%
In-person meetings
26.89%
Better coffee
0.53%
I don't miss it at all
35.21%
The Landscape
Companies boost caregiving support for employees Diversity officers are striving to uphold principles of inclusion during the coronavirus pandemic, with figures like Uber's Bo Young Lee supporting employees working from home who also serve as primary caregivers in their households, many of whom are women and people of color. Facebook has joined forces with child and elder care provider Bright Horizons to support its employees, while Starbucks has grown its Care@Work program. Full Story: Forbes (4/15)
Job losses continue at rapid pace About 5.2 million people filed unemployment insurance claims last week, bringing the total number of claims filed in the past four weeks to more than 22 million. These losses have essentially erased the 22.8 million jobs gained since the Great Recession. Full Story: CNBC (4/16),The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (4/16)
When taking the trash out is your one chance to see and be seen, you might as well look your best! A photo craze that started in Australia shows people in tuxedos, ball gowns and costumes taking their trash bins to the curb. Full Story: Lonely Planet (4/16)
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