{"id":640,"date":"2025-03-16T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muncbiz.com\/wfh\/?p=640"},"modified":"2025-03-16T07:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T07:00:53","slug":"what-is-the-future-of-working-from-home-the-global-story-podcast-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/wfh\/?p=640","title":{"rendered":"What is the future of working from home? &#8211; The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCRVoXbkHnw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many companies are bringing staff back into the office for more or all of the working week. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>When the Covid-19 pandemic upended the usual way of doing business, most firms were forced to change their operating practices, allowing employees to work remotely where possible. But what may have looked like a permanent revolution at one stage is becoming a distant memory for some workers.<\/p>\n<p>Host Caitr\u00edona Perry talks to the BBC\u2019s employment correspondent Zoe Conway and Stanford University economics professor Nicholas Bloom about whether working remotely for all or part of the week is better for business efficiency, and why some employers are calling time on the practice.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:07 Are you working from home?<br \/>\n02:03 Around the world<br \/>\n03:08 The pandemic changed working habits<br \/>\n05:00 Benefits to working from home<br \/>\n07:21 Working from home habits in Asia<br \/>\n07:52 Employment balance of power<br \/>\n09:11 Employers&#8217; opinion<br \/>\n10:51 Economic impact<br \/>\n12:34 Is there a class divide?<br \/>\n14:14 WFH as a political issue<br \/>\n15:39 Workers&#8217; rights<br \/>\n17:18 The future of hybrid working<br \/>\n20:27 Outro<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty\/Justin Paget  <\/p>\n<p>Watch more episodes of The Global Story here \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. 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