A new survey of labour-force data finds that the world’s employed adult population works an average of 42 hours a week.
With AI taking over their grunt work, lawyers and other professionals may have to charge for outcomes rather than time spent.
Remote work means less training and opportunity for advancement, especially for younger workers, research suggests. Some are getting the message.
Karl Bechmann, and Schuyler Mota, co-founders of Toronto marketing agency CRUEL, have spent years refining their hiring process, which involves finding people connected to the company’s mission.
A 2024 study of S&P 500 firms found that companies often mandated a return to the office after stock prices fell—hoping in-person work would spark productivity and improve financial performance. But is that really working? Experts offer their insights, opinions, and advice here.
The most effective coaching often happens through impromptu, in-the-moment guidance. Relying solely on scheduled video calls for development creates a transactional, not relational, environment.
– Jon Love
A culture is not a ‘What’. It is not a static thing, meant to stay the same over time. Culture is a ‘How’: how a leader sets goals, treats team members, communicates and empowers. If done poorly, the culture will suffer
– Michael Weening
In the battle to get employees back into offices and out of their homes, free coffee and a few granola bars no longer cut it. But how far employers and landlords are willing to go — or should go — remains an open question.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he plans to follow the province’s mandate and require city employees to return to in-office work full-time next year.
More men than women are back in their cubicles, but remaining remote comes with risks.
Royal Bank of Canada is telling its employees to return to their offices four days a week as major employers across the country grapple with enticing workers back in person.
The tech giant’s co-founder said that if employees worked harder and were in the office more, the company could reach an artificial general intelligence breakthrough.
Employees are returning to find they have no desks, not enough parking and still endless virtual meetings
Landlords note pickup in leasing activity as more businesses require workers to return to office
Many employees are frustrated about why some of their colleagues don’t have to comply with RTO mandates.
U.S president Donald Trump signed an executive order requires federal department heads to end remote work arrangements.
Toronto’s new upcoming transit projects is already making notable strides, with its latest milestone bringing the city’s east end residents even closer to seamless travel throughout the GTA.
In-person work requirements can disrupt life. Experts share some tips to navigate the changes
But vacancy rates will remain high while new product is absorbed, say forecasters, but the flight to quality drives demand for premium spaces.
The move away from in-office work complicates an employers’ ability to effectively manage and develop employees – Howard Levitt & Chase Frazer
What our research and other literature suggest is that both sitting at standing are part of the problem of physical inactivity.
The majority of lost working hours is down to employees showing face but not working effectively because of their mental health.
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) believes the return-to-office policy has been “surrounded by catastrophic failures”.
Research focused on government employees now required to be in office 3 days a week
The new BMO Academy, a learning centre for the bank’s 54,000 employees, is located at Younge Street and Dundas Street West in the heart of downtown Toronto.
The focus on quality has led to a surge in vacancies in older buildings, even with perks like proximity to transit and nearby amenities.
Amazon’s CEO just called everyone back to the office full time. If you thought your two days a week at home were safe, think again.
Nearly half of young workers report not having trustworthy relationships at work, leading to poor mental and physical health
Brigid Schulte says the pandemic trigered a power struggle over where,when and how people do their work that will take years to
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people were encouraged to work from home, but now more employees are required to come into the office a minimum number of days a week.
Digital Nomad – an employee or entrepreneur who plies their trade without a fixed address.
Statistics Canada says more Canadians commuting, average commute time returns to pre-pandemic era
Buyers smell blood in the water as distressed commercial properties are put up for sale. But so far, sellers of that troubled real estate are refusing to accept rock-bottom values.
Rise of burnout coach shows a growing societal awareness of the consequences of burnout- both at the personal level and the corporate level
Airlines, hotels, theme parks and others are working to ease the challenges of travel for people with autism, A.D.H.D and other “invisible disabilities.”
There’s a good chance you may be working with–or for–someone lacking this invaluable trait.
In nine out of 47 large office buildings examined in a recent Globe and Mail analysis, more than a quarter of the space was either empty or for lease.
With five million square feet of available space across 47 office towers, downtown Toronto is becoming a tenant’s paradise.
In midtown manhattan reminders of commercial property’s difficulties are everywhere…
As the pandemic leaves offices around the world empty, Catherine Nixey asks what was the point of them anyway?
One of two boring machines excavating the tunnels for the western underground segment of the route has reached its destination…
Owners will do everything they can to avoid cutting rents—a critical metric used to determine property values…
Company leaders have learned a lot over the past year returning to offices, like the fact that they don’t need…
Judging by the number of high-profile CEOs getting increasingly strident about enforcing return-to-office…
After over three years of working when they are most productive, instead of during fixed office hours…
Many bosses seem convinced that remote work is hampering productivity. But companies with…
While dress codes were already shifting before COVID-19, with Silicon Valley and the rest of the tech world…
The battle for talent has eased this year as economic growth has slowed, but it hasn’t gone away…
Terrible commutes. Expensive child care. Employees explain why they will keep working from home…
Just Not Near Office Buildings. Neighborhoods are benefiting from remote work…
Growing space and more workers doing their jobs from home has left a large chunk of GTA offices empty…
Office workers devote 40 more minutes a week to mentoring, 25 more minutes on formal training…
To reverse the popular working-from-home trend resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, companies across the…
Vanguard Group, Paycom Software and others push staffers to return on required days, but some employees…
It isn’t just about getting employees into the office when you tell them to. It’s about making sure they…
Ease stress and help people feel more comfortable and productive at the office…
