Work From Home

• Manitoba government could boost security for remote work, auditor general says

  Manitoba's auditor general says the government should improve some encryption settings and do more to train staff in phishing and other scams to support work-from-home policies.

  Politics

  Mar 12
  
• Fewer Canadians working from home: StatCan

  A report shows fewer Canadians are working from home than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also found working from home had potentially important implications for society.

  Economy

  Jan 19
  
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• ‘Darkest before dawn’: Another tough year for office REITs but opportunities may lurk

  The COVID-induced work-from-home shift has ravaged the office market as many employers re-evaluated their office footprint.

  Canada

  Jan 3
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• 6 simple steps to organize your home office

  Fall is a great time to refresh your home office. Follow these six simple steps to get your office in great shape.

  The Curator

  Sep 27, 2023
• Canada’s tech sector latest industry to experience shift away from remote work

  While companies in other industries are also increasingly mandating workers back to the office at least a few days every week, the tech sector's shift is notable.

  Economy

  Sep 6, 2023
• Colleagues coming to work sick? Know your rights as cold and flu season looms

  With paid sick days not covered nationwide and some companies moving away from work from home, some employees may feel the need to work at the office while sick.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
• Work commute rising in Canada as more people going into office

  Statistics Canada released a report Tuesday that showed nearly 16 million Canadians – or four in five employees – commuted to work in May.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
• Why hybrid work is ‘here to stay’ as even Zoom calls workers into office

  Zoom, the face of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the latest high-profile U.S. company to order its employees to partly work from the office.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
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• Toronto’s downtown office vacancy rate inched up in the second quarter: Avison Young

  It says the rate is far higher than the 2.1 per cent the market was at in the first quarter of 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in vacancies.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Dry cleaners say post-pandemic work changes taking toll on their business

  With the move to work-from-home and hybrid models, people are spending less time in business attire and have less need to launder delicate articles, which hurts dry cleaners.

  Consumer

  Jun 22, 2023