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Remote Working: How To Succeed Over The Long Term

A recent Gartner survey of 317 CFOs and finance leaders found that 74% of companies plan to shift “at least 5% of their previously on-site workforce to permanently remote positions post-Covid 19.” Nearly one-quarter (23%) plan to convert at least 20% of previously on-site employees into permanent telecommuters. Such transitions are already making news: Twitter…

How to Enable Remote Work for Your Construction Team

Construction is one industry among many that’s seeing the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Job sites around the globe are shutting down, and those that remain open are subject to strict social distancing restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus. Thankfully, new technologies are allowing some construction-related tasks to leave the job site…

UK CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND RETAIL

With the government now making inroads into its 50-page roadmap out of lockdown, a new report suggests that UK construction, engineering and retail firms were the least prepared sectors for the rise of remote and flexible working pre-lockdown. The research, which analysed thousands of job descriptions, employee reviews and forums for the UK’s biggest businesses,…