The coronavirus pandemic is a stressful time for everyone. Here are some ways employers can help their employees through this crisis.
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Most attacks happen without a victim even realizing it. And you’re not ‘safe’ just because your device is in sleep mode or hibernation.
The skills, habits and new perspectives developed during the past and upcoming weeks as employees work from home may actually serve as a crash-course in effective management.
With so many people working from home on vulnerable networks and set-ups, cybersecurity is a growing concern.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, online platforms might seem to be safer places to work and socialise, but online abuse is expected to rise – and women are at a higher risk.
Futurists have been predicting a working-from-home revolution since the 1970s. The pace of the revolution has been limited by factors other than technology.
Working from home presents challenges that will take time to resolve, and misunderstandings are to be expected. So let’s be forgiving of one another and focus on establishing effective new work norms.
‘Zoombombing’ trolls have started to infiltrate virtual meetings - bombarding unsuspecting victims with racist and sexist speech and in some cases, pornographic imagery.
Your mobile internet bandwidth is shared with others in your area. That’s why many people trying to access the iternet at the same time results in slower speeds.
For puppies, looking at objects is the next best thing to touching them, and they can learn about their environment through short excursions to see traffic, pedestrians and other dogs.
During this outbreak, parents are suffering. They are dealing with one of the most consequential impacts on psychological health amongst the modern-day workforce: work-family conflict.
Despite both parents now being at home, the likelihood is that much of the ‘domestic’ work will still land squarely on the shoulders of the women of the house.
Beware the #WorkFromHome selfie.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced employees and businesses to change the way they operate. Some of those changes may be permanent.
We all need to be our most compassionate and caring selves.
Working from home changes your relationship with your workplace, but not the obligations you and your employer owe each other.
Flexibility and planning are key to managing boundaries if you’re working from home and have to look after kids.
Rehearse how you will respond to interruptions.
Coronavirus may fundamentally reshape some areas of how we life our lives.
Working from home can be a challenge, especially if you’ve never done it before. So here’s some advice from a workplace expert who also works from home when she can.
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Work and Employment, University of Southampton
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, UCL
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Management Professor, McGill University
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Senior Lecturer, Organisational Behaviour & Management, Adelaide University
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Professor of Management, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Ethics and Labour Relations, University of Regina
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Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Organisational Design, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant professor in leadership, IÉSEG School of Management
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Senior Lecturer, Employment Relations, Griffith University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor in Social & Health Psychology, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Muscle Physiology, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor HRM/IR, CQUniversity Australia