Tag: work from home

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An impressive consensus has emerged around the benefits of working from home. More employers have come to accept the practice after being pleasantly surprised at how productive their employees are. If remote workers were once viewed as insufficiently committed to the company, they no longer feel as marginalized. And people seem to like it –…

Young businesswoman working at a computer at home

Workers of all ages seem to like it. A new working paper from the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago concludes – based on a series of surveys during 2020 and early 2021 – that working from home will play a significant role going forward.  Older workers appear as eager as others to…