What is the future of working from home? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

Many companies are bringing staff back into the office for more or all of the working week.

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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.

Host Caitríona Perry talks to the BBC’s 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.

00:00 Intro
01:07 Are you working from home?
02:03 Around the world
03:08 The pandemic changed working habits
05:00 Benefits to working from home
07:21 Working from home habits in Asia
07:52 Employment balance of power
09:11 Employers' opinion
10:51 Economic impact
12:34 Is there a class divide?
14:14 WFH as a political issue
15:39 Workers' rights
17:18 The future of hybrid working
20:27 Outro

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