Signals of the future of work (Aug. 2020)

>> Summer break is over, now what?

It goes without saying that this year’s “back-to-school” season is bound to be unlike any other. The pandemic is far from under control and companies everywhere are scrambling to figure out how to organise their work in a way that keeps business running whilst also ensuring employees’ health, work-life balance, productivity and social connectedness. A growing number of companies are opting to extend the shelf-life of the teleworking policies they had to put in place during the weeks-long lockdown. Indeed, for example, has announced that it will not enforce a mandatory return to the office before 1 July 2021. In similar fashion, Salesforce stated that it would allow its employees to work from home “until at least 31