All posts tagged "working from home"

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  News in brief: UK department advances AI governance, back to office push could hit women hardest

  Global Government Forum’s weekly roundup of public service news In this edition: UK Department for Business and Trade advances AI governance process  The UK government’s Department for Business and Trade

  • Posted August 22, 2024
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  Fit for the future: cementing sustainable flexible working practices

  The vast majority of UK civil servants switched to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic and most want to retain greater flexibility moving forward. At a recent Workday webinar, experts

  • Posted December 15, 2021
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  We’re all teleworkers now: flexible working policies in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia

  As social distancing rules are relaxed, will civil servants be drawn back into the office? Pablo Jimenez Arandia examines the emerging policies on flexible working in four big countries and

  • Posted August 31, 2021
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  Hong Kong officials must receive vaccine or fund fortnightly tests

  The Hong Kong government has extended its vaccinations policy to back office workers, and now requires every government employee to get vaccinated or undertake fortnightly PCR tests. From 1 September,

  • Posted August 20, 2021
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  Shutting up shop? How hybrid working will force urban centres to diversify

  The future of hybrid working brings many benefits for organisations and professionals. At a recent webinar, experts discussed what this could mean for the future of city and town centres

  • Posted August 18, 2021
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  Pilot project launches to get Canadian federal workers back to the office

  Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has launched a voluntary, pathfinder project to support a return to office work. More than 200 employees in the national capital region, which includes

  • Posted August 5, 2021
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  Pandemic set to boost productivity, says Bank of England chief economist

  Leaving the Bank of England after seven years in the chief economist’s job, Andy Haldane painted an upbeat picture of the economic outlook as the pandemic eases: the UK has

  • Posted July 2, 2021
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  Autumn for urbanism? Cities after the pandemic

  Since COVID-19 arrived, demand for homes and offices has moved out of city centres – raising questions over their future. Adam Branson asks whether this shift will endure, and considers

  • Posted June 28, 2021
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  Remote working in the UK civil service: from emergency response to business as usual

  The Covid-19 pandemic precipitated a huge change in working practices across the civil service, with nearly 90% of the 430,000 staff dispatched to their homes for months on end. At

  • Posted June 21, 2021
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  There’s no going back: the future of hybrid working in civil services

  Research shows that many officials do not want to return to the office full-time after the pandemic. At a recent GGF webinar, experts from across the world discussed how governments

  • Posted June 10, 2021
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