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Remote working

Business and industry shutdowns and restraints introduced to curtail the spread of COVID-19 spawned a series of tests for both employers and employees. The large-scale adoption of home-based work is viewed by many as a mass experiment in forms of work and organisation. However the real trial is still to come. This shelf shows how the pandemic has changed the location and nature of work for good. This shelf, curated by Professor Abigail Marks shows how the pandemic has changed the location and nature of work for good. We are keen to critically engage with a wide range of perspectives on the future of work. These resources do not necessarily reflect the views of IFOW.

Remote working

The opportunity of remote work and the 'Human Cloud'

Glen Hodgson, CEO and Founder of Free Trade Europa, writes for Emerging Europe on the 'gigification' of the labour market across Central and Eastern Europe.
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How remote collaboration impacts innovation

Carl Benedikt Frey and Giorgio Presidente from the Oxford Martin School explore how the rise of remote collaboration has shaped disruptive discoveries in science between 1961 and 2020.
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How to do hybrid right

When designing flexible work arrangements, focus on individual human concerns, not just institutional ones.
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Homeworking: Pace, productivity and work life balance

The Changing Nature of Work: Pace, productivity and work life balance
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Does your hybrid working dream match the reality?

We are at a crucial point in the possible new world of work when hybrid work models are being developed by organisations.
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Homebased working in a time of crisis and uncertainty

COVID-19 has forced businesses to embrace homebased working at such speed that they have had little opportunity to consider the impact on their workers or to develop the management systems needed to effectively support them.
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Only firms benefit as staff absorb cost of home working

Thunderer: Only firms benefit as staff absorb cost of home working
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The place for women’s work is in the kitchen? Work during the COVID-19 pandemic & beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented shift towards full-time homebased work for a significant proportion of the workforce. It seems likely that greater degrees of homeworking will remain across the board.
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‘It just doesn’t stop!’ Do we need a new law to ban out-of-hours emails?

During the pandemic many workers have felt more under siege than ever from work emails that arrive at all hours. Could the legal right to disconnect help?
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People are missing their daily commute in lockdown – here’s why

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a unique experiment in mass homeworking. It’s the first time since before the industrial revolution that most people are working in the same space that they live. While just 5% of the UK labour force worked
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Why we need to hear more voices on what work should look like post-COVID

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Resources from a UKRI/ESRC funded project examining the impact of home working in the UK as a response to the COVID- 19 pandemic.
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Where does work belong anymore? The implications of intensive homebased working

The purpose of this paper, a “thought piece”, is to consider the everyday realities of homebased working and the implications for work during a global pandemic and beyond.

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