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newplaces, trends, work, workplace

The Third Workplace

  Publicerad av Emanuel Sidea

An estimated 30 million Americans, or roughly one-fifth of the nation’s workforce, are part of the so-called Kinko’s generation, employees who spend significant hours each month working outside of a traditional office. (…)

This rootless army is growing 10% annually, according to Gartner Dataquest research. The reason? Corporations are increasingly supportive of teleworking for reasons that range from saving money on office space to needing a backup in the event of a natural disaster or terror attack.

“With technology what it is, it’s far easier to bring the work to the people than the people to the work,” says Jim Ware of the Future of Work, a Bay Area enterprise that helps large companies such as Boeing anticipate workplace trends.

Ware says working out of a “third place” — neither home nor office, it’s anything from Starbucks to the local library — does raise “a host of human resources issues related to keeping track of people you don’t see much.”

But in the end, “employers are realizing that it’s about the work, not about the hours in an office.”
USATODAY.com

migration, newplaces

Haven for Immigrants

  Publicerad av Emanuel Sidea

“The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has become a haven for immigrants, because an unusual treaty says they do not need a visa or permit to work and live there.”
Aljazeera.Net - Immigrants warmly welcomed