Current Affairs Report

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Current Affairs Discussion Group: Remote Work

For many, remote work offers the opportunity to have a good job and a life. But it doesn’t work for everybody and opinions differ among those who have experienced full-time remote working during 2020.
We will be discussing some of the many aspects involved in remote work, the psychological side, the environment, the economy, education and so on. There are significant benefits to be gained from working remotely but also quite a number of downsides to the trend, not least the fact that more than 50% of the workforce would have no or little opportunity for remote work. There’s no escaping the fact that those who have the most to gain from remote work are the highly educated, well-paid members of the workforce.

THOSE WISHING TO JOIN US SHOULD RSVP AT phyllisbarrantes@gmail.com.  PARTICIPATION WILL BE LIMITED TO 25 MEMBERS.

Please read the following introductory text and background material on which the discussion will be based:

• Introductory text on remote work

• What’s the Future of Remote Working? (Space IQ)

• Overcoming Remote Work Challenges (MIT Sloan Management Review)

• The number of permanent remote workers is set to double in 2021 (World Economic Forum)

• Rethinking post-pandemic travel (Nature)

• How working from home has forced a radical shift in work habits (The Economist)

• Does working from home make employees more productive? (The Economist)

• What’s next for remote work? (McKinsey Global Institute)

• Scientists’ worlds will shrink in the wake of the pandemic (Nature)

• Universities will never be the same again (Nature)

Coordinated by: Phyllis Barrantes