Is noise driving you to distraction when working from home?

18th February 2021 Off

One option is to move to Portugal, where new legislation imposes decibel limits during the day – but there are other, less dramatic, options, too. Working from home can be wonderful – there are so many positives that it is hard to know where to begin. But one thing that does occasionally leave remote workers…

By Vanessa Tierney

In Portugal, noise ban lifts remote workers’ hopes for peace at last

17th February 2021 Off

LISBON (Reuters) – The construction site outside Brazilian journalist Giuliana Miranda’s suburban Lisbon apartment didn’t bother her much – until remote working kicked in and the drilling noise drowned out her interviewees on Zoom. Soon, she moved house. But luck was against her. Just before working from home became mandatory again last month, two of…

By Guest Blogger

10 things that remote workers (and their managers) can do so that WFH employees thrive

20th January 2021 Off

You’re out of the office, but you should never be out of the picture. Luckily, the world is full of expert advice to support remote workers… Abodoo’s large network of remote workers is a testament to just how well working from home can work – which is a reassuring sentence to read (if a little…

By Vanessa Tierney

How to be Globally Competitive

22nd December 2020 Off

At times like these, it has been very challenging for most countries in the Asia Pacific. Millions are unemployed, there’s poverty, businesses are closing down, limited foreign investments, the lack of skilled health professionals, and deaths are among the highlights. The outlook may vary depending on the region but we all can agree that everyone…

By Kaye Sinco

4 ways WFH teams can supercharge their sustainability credentials

15th December 2020 Off

A new, ‘hybrid’ way of working – where some employees commute while others work from home – is fast becoming the norm, and there are opportunities for the WFH cohort to take their ‘green’ badge to the next level… More and more business leaders and HR experts think that post-Covid, workplaces will cater equally to…

By Vanessa Tierney