Episodes tagged: Remote Work

New Research Shows Return to Office Mandates Increase Turnover and Slow Hiring

In this episode Steve discusses how new research on the impact of corporate Return to Office mandates has shown that the mandates increase employee turnover – especially for women and highly skilled employees, and slow down replacement hiring.

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Right to Disconnect Regulations Have Surged, but Do They Help Workers?

In this episode Steve discusses how “Right to Disconnect” laws have increased in prevalence around the world and looks at how they help and sometimes can harm workers who desire flexibility at work.

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The Evolution of Remote & Flexible Working Practices

In this podcast interview Mervyn talks with Gemma Dale, an experienced HR Director, academic researcher and published author on remote and flexible working, about some of the latest research, insights, data and thinking on the future of remote & flexible working practices.

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Starbucks Threatens to Fire Workers Over Return to Office Mandate

In this episode Steve discusses a return to office mandate at Starbucks could be enforced by terminating employees who refuse to comply with the three days per week in-person work requirement.

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Return to Office Mandate at Sam’s Club Costs Company a Chief Technology Officer

In this episode Steve shares how a Return to Office mandate, and a required relocation, has cost Sam’s Club its Chief Technology Officer and discusses how these mandates often act as downsizing by another name.

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Amazon Web Services CEO Believes Most Employees Prefer In-Person Working

In this episode Steve discusses Amazon’s recent return to office mandates with most Amazon workers expected to work in-person 5 days per week starting in January.

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Company Culture is Not Built Only in the Office, According to New Reports

In this episode Steve discusses a new report from PwC which challenges the notion that company culture can only be sustained and developed with in-person working.

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Gen Z is Not Here for It: Half Would Quit Over 3 days in the Office

In this episode Steve discusses how Gen Z workers are not feeling the increasing return to office mandates – especially ones that require more than three days per week of in-person work.

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Worst CEO Ever Wants to Hold Workers “Captive” All Day Long

In this episode Steve discusses how one CEO in Australia is taking the return to office mandate a step further – he wants employees to never leave the office at all.

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Retired Billionaire Thinks You Should Not be Working from Home

In this episode Steve discusses recent comments from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt where he attributed Google’s current challenges with their embrace of remote work and attention to employee work/life balance.

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