As the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to push people into adapting to the work-from-home scheme, the line between work and home is becoming blurred, such as what happened to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern. During her address to the nation via Facebook Live on Thursday, Ardern...
Work-from-home computers in the Philippines are now primary targets of cybercriminals, with almost 5 Million attacks, up 98.41 percent in the first half of 2021 versus the same period in 2020, according to the latest Kaspersky report. In the first half of last year, Kaspersky recorded just half the...
Here are some comfy yet chic options After more than a year of turning spaces in your home as your new office, many of us have been used to facing our devices and starting work in our PJs or pambahay . We just put on a trusty blazer over it whenever there is a Zoom meeting and turning your camera...
Employees want more balance in their working patterns, with the office re-emerging as the primary place of work post-pandemic, as home-working fatigue grows and productivity levels decline, according to a research survey. The latest Worker Preference Barometer research survey by real estate...
The government is seen to extend the temporary work from home (WFH) authority for IT-business process management (IT-BPM) economic zone locators as well as the easing of locational restriction in the National Capital Region (NCR). Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo revealed...
More employees want their office life back with lesser number of workers feel productive at home than in the office because of growing signs of fatigue with homeworking a year into the pandemic, a study revealed. A survey by property management and consultancy services firm JLL on 3,300 employees...
Death or disability due to injuries sustained while working from home are now compensable, the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) bared. (File photo/ Employees' Compensation Commission) Through Board Resolution No. 21-03-09, a policy has been created allowing for the compensability of...
When Bryan Guila, 25 years old, posted photos of his renovated bedroom on Instagram, a lot of his friends were impressed with the finished “product” – a bedroom that’s easy on the eyes, with white walls all around (except for an olive green wall, which serves as a backdrop for his WFH...
Homes are built as a sanctuary, while offices are designed for productivity. But in these times, bedrooms, dining spaces, and even the oddest corners of the room, must now have the flexibility to be converted into functional spaces for working and learning. The Silid collection curated by Common...
The new normal is here. It has changed the way we live, do business, work as professionals, socialize, worship, and seek leisure. Here’s how it has changed—or is about to change—the housing and property sector. WFH setups would become the norm. 1. It will change the addresses of many...
Working Filipinas fared better than their global peers in the way the COVID-19 has adversely impacted them and their careers, but equally share among other women workers that the work from home (WFH) arrangement has overwhelmingly affected them, both professionally and personally, according to a...
All we can say is ' hAiszxt !' Photo from Penlab After 10 months in community quarantine, many of us have already adjusted to life indoors. Many have found the simple joys of having a hobby these days. While some no longer deal with early morning traffic jams, OOTDs conundrums, and never-ending...
