Working From Home

• The ‘era’ of shorter commutes is officially over, StatCan says

  The amount of time it's taking commuters to get into work is growing longer, with the average reaching 26 minutes, and for those who take public transit, it's even longer.

  Canada

  Aug 28
  
• Man makes $2.3M off insider trading by snooping on wife’s remote work calls

  The Securities and Exchange Commission accused Tyler Loudon of taking advantage of his wife's work-from-home setup to obtain non-public information and garner illegal profits.

  Trending

  Feb 23
  
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• Working from home may halve emissions compared to office-goers: study

  Office energy is the main contributor to the carbon footprint of on-site and hybrid workers, the study published Monday in PNAS found.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2023
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• 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
• Remote work at centre of labour dispute between federal government and employees

  Many federal public servants have been working remotely for three years now since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
• Work from home debate: How a Halifax chamber ask is reigniting the conversation

  A recent call from the Halifax Chamber of Commerce to require downtown municipal employees to be in the office three to four days a week isn't sitting right with some critics.

  Economy

  Apr 13, 2023
• ‘OK to slow down’: 65% Canadians say they hit better work-life balance in 2022, poll finds

  A new Ipsos poll shows 84 per cent of Canadians who work remotely say they have enjoyed working from home more often in the past year.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2023
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• 6 new downtown Montreal art installations look to draw workers back to city

  The Montreal Chamber of Commerce hopes six new creative art installations throughout the downtown area will entice workers back to the office city space.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2022
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• The end of work from home? Most Canadians return to office as 1 in 10 stay home: poll

  Canadians have a number of reasons for returning to the office since COVID restrictions lifted, a new Ipsos poll found. For most, it's because they didn't have a choice,

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2022