Hybrid workers are more productive and engaged
Hybrid employees are more productive and more engaged than employees who work entirely in the office or remotely. Moreover, they feel better physically and mentally and they are more positive about their organisation.
This is according to research by Citrix. Currently, the study finds 51 percent... Read more
Cisco survey finds remote workers believe they are more productive
The report also found that people don't trust their colleagues to be as conscientious as they are.
A report by Cisco (via ZDNet) reveals people's attitudes towards remote and hybrid working. Having surveyed 1,050 UK employees, Cisco found that 75% said their manager trusted them to be productive... Read more
Apple staffers challenge the company’s return to office strategy
Apple's efforts to get its staff back to the office are running into opposition from a well-organized group of employees. At least one high-profile employee resigned due to the clash.
According to The Verge reporter Zoe Schiffer, Apple's director of machine learning will quit the business. The d... Read more
‘Only 23 percent of companies has a clear policy on hybrid work’
Research by Microsoft indicates that managers and employees are clashing over the future of hybrid work.
Microsoft questioned more than 30.000 professionals in dozens of countries about their work experience over the past year. The results were published in the Work Trend Index 2022.
The majo... Read more
Google plans to invest 8.8 billion euros in offices and data centres
Google wants to invest 9.5 billion dollars (8.8 billion euros) in US offices and data centres over the next two years. The organization seems determined to return to the office.
Since the beginning of April, some Google employees have returned to the office three days a week. The policy applies... Read more
Top HR executive: ‘hybrid work will be history in a few years’
The former head of HR at Google has little faith in the future of hybrid work. Laszlo Bock expects Google's staff to return to the office full-time within three to five years.
Starting next Monday, US Google employees are expected in the office three days a week. For some organizations, the end ... Read more
Dynabook’s refreshed Tecra laptops are built for modern hybrid work
Dynabook has introduced new 14-inch Tecra A40-K and 15.6-inch Tecra A50-K laptops with Intel's 12th Gen "Alder Lake" processors. Depending on your demands, both laptops may be configured with Intel's P28W CPUs, with vPro and regular versions.
Up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM may be installed in two SODIMM... Read more
‘Videoconferencing difficulties give reason for switching jobs’
Employees who remotely participate in hybrid meetings experience a 'meeting disparity' with colleagues who are physically present. This is concluded in a survey by Barco, a collaboration technology specialist.
The Barco ClickShare survey underscores that employees who work remotely still face va... Read more
A mini-pc at the home office, does that work?
A PC for the home office almost automatically always is a laptop. However, there are more options. We had a Gigabyte Brix as a work pc for a while, to experience what it's like to have a mini-PC on the desk.
At first glance, the choice for a laptop is an obvious one in view of the hybrid workpla... Read more
Fortinet claims leadership in security for hybrid organisations
Recent updates to the Fortinet Security Fabric underscore a growing focus on securing organisations with hybrid work policies. The organisation claims to have the world's most complete work-from-anywhere security solution.
Security organisation Fortinet develops a platform for securing network t... Read more