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The Sneaky Rise of Office Attendance Fraud
One Bell employee allegedly entered an office just before midnight, swiped their access card, then swiped again shortly after midnight, registering two days of attendance without spending more than an hour at their desk. Another reportedly badged into a Bell building to use the gym before returning home.
Stranded by the Air Canada strike? Here are three ways to get help
The emails from Air Canada came without warning: flights cancelled at the last minute, no way to get home, and no one at Air Canada answering the phones despite repeated calls. Days went by without a solution. The disruption stems from a strike that began on August 16 when some 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job after months of unsuccessful talks over compensation and working conditions. In the wake of it, more than 100,000 passengers were left stranded.
Stranded by the Air Canada strike? 3 strategies to keep your cool, work with staff and return home safely
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Stranded by the Air Canada strike? 3 strategies to keep your cool, work with staff and return home safely
The emails from Air Canada came without warning: flights cancelled at the last minute, no way to get home and no one at Air Canada answering the phones despite repeated calls. Days went by without a solution. The disruption stems from a strike that began on Aug. 16 when some 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job after months of unsuccessful talks over compensation and working conditions. In the wake of it, more than 100,000 passengers were left stranded.
Cinq raisons d’adopter la semaine de travail de quatre jours
Neuf Canadiens sur dix sont intéressés par une semaine de travail de quatre jours, selon une enquête récente, faisant de ce modèle l’avantage social le plus désirable, avant les soins de santé, la flexibilité des horaires et des jours de congé supplémentaires. Une semaine de travail de quatre jours ne se réfère pas à un horaire condensé sur cinq jours, mais plutôt au modèle 100-80-100, où les employés travaillent 80 % du temps tout en maintenant 100 % de leur productivité et de leur salaire.
5 reasons why Canada should consider moving to a 4-day work week Original
Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey, making it their most desirable benefit ahead of health care, flexible scheduling and additional vacation days. To be clear, a four-day work week in this context does not refer to a condensed five-day schedule, but rather the 100-80-100 model, where employees work 80 per cent of the time while maintaining 100 per cent of their productivity and pay.
Five reasons why Canada should consider moving to a four-day work week
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Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey, making it their most desirable benefit ahead of health care, flexible scheduling and additional vacation days. To be clear, a four-day work week in this context does not refer to a condensed five-day schedule, but rather the 100-80-100 model, where employees work 80 per cent of the time while maintaining 100 per cent of their productivity and pay.
5 reasons why Canada should consider moving to a 4-day work week
By Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Management Professor, McGill University Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey, making it their most desirable benefit ahead of health care, flexible scheduling and additional vacation days.
5 reasons why Canada should consider moving to a 4-day work week
Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey, making it their most desirable benefit ahead of health care, flexible scheduling and additional vacation days. To be clear, a four-day work week in this context does not refer to a condensed five-day schedule, but rather the 100-80-100 model, where employees work 80 per cent of the time while maintaining 100 per cent of their productivity and pay.
Opinion: With remote work, the genie is not going back in the bottle
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Organizations must consider the quality of work and the outcomes achieved rather than just focusing on how busy employees appear to be. Article content The concept of working from home has long been a subject of heated debate, with opinions varying widely on its benefits and drawbacks.
What Canadian CEOs are saying about work from home
In March 2020, Canada saw a major “office-drain,” as office workers made the sudden switch to working from home. Most were told that this would be a temporary solution to the social distancing orders and lockdown measures put in place to lower the spread of COVID-19. But just a few weeks later, COVID-19 was named a full-blown pandemic, and talk of returning to the workplace became less and less hopeful.
What the great work from home experiment has taught us about the way we work
This is a transcript of episode 8 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, The great remote work experiment – what happens next? In this episode, four experts dissect the impact a year of working from home has had on employees and the companies they work for – and what a more hybrid future might look like. And we talk to a researcher who asked people to sit in bath tubs full of ice cold water to find out why some of us are able to stand the cold better than others. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors.
The great remote work experiment - what happens next? Podcast
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, four experts dissect the impact a year of working from home has had on employees and the companies they work for – and what a more hybrid future might look like. And we talk to a researcher who asked people to sit in bathtubs full of ice-cold water to find out why some of us are able to stand the cold better than others. For many people who can do their job from home, the pandemic meant a sudden shift from office-based to remote working.
Que pensent les plus grands PDG canadiens du télétravail ?
Lorsque la Covid-19 a frappé en mars, des millions de Canadiens sont passés du travail dans un bureau au télétravail. Les jours sont devenus des semaines, puis des mois. Aujourd’hui, à l’aube de 2021, des millions d’employés canadiens travaillent à plein temps de leur domicile, sans perspective d’une fin prochaine. De nombreux Canadiens souhaitent continuer le télétravail une fois la pandémie terminée, ce qui nous incite à nous demander si le travail à distance est là pour de bon.
What Canada’s top CEOs think about remote work
CEOs have diverse opinions about the effectiveness of remote work. (Mohammad Shahhosseini/Unsplash) Jean-Nicolas Reyt, McGill University When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, millions of Canadians switched from working in a central office location to working from home. Days turned into weeks, and weeks have turned into months. Now it’s almost 2021, and millions of employees in Canada still work from home full time with no end in sight.
What Canada’s Top CEOs Think About Remote Work
CEOs have diverse opinions about the effectiveness of remote work. (Mohammad Shahhosseini/Unsplash) When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, millions of Canadians switched from working in a central office location to working from home. Days turned into weeks, and weeks have turned into months. Now it’s almost 2021, and millions of employees in Canada still work from home full time with no end in sight.
What Canada’s top CEOs think about remote work
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, millions of Canadians switched from working in a central office location to working from home. Days turned into weeks, and weeks have turned into months. Now it’s almost 2021, and millions of employees in Canada still work from home full time with no end in sight. Many Canadians wish to continue working remotely once the pandemic ends, which raises the question: Is remote work here to stay?
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Exploratory Learning, Mobile Technology, and Knowledge Workers’ Role Integration Behaviors
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How to find and keep love during a global pandemic, experts reveal
Long before Covid-19, Sofia*, a 30-year-old entrepreneur based in Cape Town, South Africa, hated dating. She spent years frustrated by the superficiality of swipe culture and the guessing game of early dates. But when coronavirus reached her city and forced her inside, Sofia turned to a tool she previously considered a “horrible experience”: Tinder. From home, Sofia was liberated to explore potential partners without the expectation of having to meet up, and possibly hook up, in real life.
WFH tips: 3 unexpected ways good posture can boost the brain and body
As Americans, we tend to slouch — a lot. After all, we spend hours looking at our smartphones and computers. Bad posture can cause chronic pain and lead to health issues such as circulation problems if left unchecked. But most Americans don’t seem to care about bad posture, according to Orlando Health, which found in a survey that only less than half of respondents said they were concerned about poor posture and its impact on their health.
Remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic: 3 solutions
Career Advice Remote work can be a difficult adjustment for teams accustomed to working in an office setting. Here are some tips. BY JEAN-NICOLAS REYT | APR 13 2020 This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Coronavirus: people in tall buildings may be more at risk. Here's why.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and public health authorities worldwide. When you have a rapidly spreading virus with a high transmission rate, you have to investigate all possible infection risks. One area of risk that is yet to receive any attention is big buildings such as tower blocks or hospitals.
What does ‘recovered from coronavirus’ mean? 4 questions & answers
The coronavirus is certainly scary, but despite the constant reporting on total cases and a climbing death toll, the reality is that the vast majority of people who come down with COVID-19 survive it. Just as the number of cases grows, so does another number: those who have recovered. In mid-March, the number of patients in the U.S. who had officially recovered from the virus was close to zero. That number is now in the tens of thousands and is climbing every day.
Remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic: 3 solutions
Remote work can be a difficult adjustment for teams accustomed to working in an office setting. Here are some tips. Credit: Charles Deluvio/Unsplash As part of the fight against COVID-19, Canada is urging "employees at all work sites … to work remotely whenever and wherever possible." Although we might find comfort in thinking switching between office and remote work is mostly an IT problem, three decades of management research on telecommuting tells us that the real challenges are just starting.
Remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic: 3 solutions
As part of the fight against COVID-19, Canada is urging “employees at all work sites … to work remotely whenever and wherever possible.” Although we might find comfort in thinking switching between office and remote work is mostly an IT problem, three decades of management research on telecommuting tells us that the real challenges are just starting. Thousands of teams across Canada are going through the difficult transition of redefining the way they function.
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