WFH

KPMG accountants who have been WFH amid crisis are told to ‘stop moaning’

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NOW they’re worried about lockdown (when it affects their BONUS)! KPMG accountants who have been WFH amid crisis are told to ‘stop moaning’ and ‘playing victims’ by chairman as they raise concerns over pay and pensions Bill Michael told 1,500 consultants on the meeting to quit ‘playing the victim’ Employees at the Big Four accountancy … Read more

Do you have WFH face? 

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For the skin obsessives among us, you might think that the one small silver lining to being cooped up at home and tied to our screens all day long is that we’re dodging damaging UV light. In fact, the shift may not have been quite so good for our complexions as we thought. New research … Read more

How Covid changed Britain: WFH, gardening and DIY still boosted

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How Covid changed Britain: WFH is STILL on the rise as people spend more time gardening, doing DIY and watching TV – but we are not sleeping as much as in the first lockdown Time study shows that many habits have lingered from the first Covid lockdown Britons are still spending more time gardening, doing … Read more

Tokyo hotel creates double-decker desk pods in bid to lure WFH workers 

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Step into my office (if you can)! Tokyo hotel creates double-decker desk pods in bid to lure WFH workers The Anshin Oyado hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has renovated an entire floor on site Capsule room equipped with high speed internet and web conferencing services They also come with an LCD TV, high headphones, a desk … Read more

WFH: Cyber experts can read what you are typing during Zoom calls by watching your shoulders

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The Tell-Tale Shoulder: Cyber experts claim they can read what you are typing during Zoom video calls just by analysing your upper arm movements By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:33 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 12:35 GMT, 3 November 2020 Hackers could potentially tell what you type while on a Zoom call — … Read more

Zoom back to the ’80s this WFH winter! 

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Here we are again; after what felt like a brief interlude, we have returned to Working From Home. So, it’s back to the elastic-waisted loungewear, hair up in a ponytail, and wire-framed specs … or, on second thoughts, maybe not this time. We’ve been here before, and it feels like lockdown 2.0 requires a different … Read more

WFH IS less productive: One in four bosses claim staff working from home are less useful

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WFH IS less productive: One in four bosses claim staff working from home are less useful than when in the office As much as 24 per cent of businesses said there had been decrease in work rate 12 per cent reported increase in output and 52 per cent said there was no change The ONS … Read more

Education sector leads WFH drive with 51% planning it in future

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Education sector leads WFH drive with 51% of businesses from independent schools, exam boards and private tutors planning to increase the amount of their staff working from home Figures show major changes Covid crisis is having across the education sector  Just under a fifth of business across economy plan to increase WFH in future  Most … Read more

Dirty WFH secrets! Millions of workers admit going to the TOILET while on a conference call at home

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Dirty WFH secrets! Millions of workers admit having a bath or going to the TOILET while on a conference call at home, says new study Nationwide poll of 2,000 workers found 16 per cent confessed to getting in tub  A further 32 per cent admitted to being on a conference call while on the toilet  … Read more

So much for the WFH directive, Boris! Tens of thousands of staff defy home-work call to head in

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Tens of thousands of Britons defied the Prime Minister’s call to avoid the office today as they headed back to work to save the economy. Some of the county’s biggest firms declared ‘nothing had changed’ following Boris Johnson’s desk-banging performance last night. Most had already been allowing staff to split time between home and the … Read more