Employees in the UAE want a hybrid mix of work from home and office, according to industry research
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UAE workers struggle with work-life balance due to technology
According to a survey, since 2020 it has become increasingly difficult to separate work and personal life due to technological advancements
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How social do we need our office spaces to be?
Ninety seven percent of people questioned by Management Today saw their workplace as a symbol of whether or not they are valued by their employer
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Newfound workplace flexibility could be key to more women in senior roles, experts say
Conversations about future work present a “moment of opportunity” for firms, as pressure increases for companies to be more progressive in their working models
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The future is now: Four ways for businesses to prepare for the future of the workplace
With access to high-quality hardware and spaces designed specifically for meetings and collaboration, the workplace provides an outstanding atmosphere for cooperation
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How to design a sustainable, effective hybrid workplace
Giving employees the right skills, tools, and culture can empower the entire business to be more creative, productive, and collaborative, while ensuring no one is left behind
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Video: Are UAE organisations ready to embrace full-time hybrid or remote work?
The Cisco Global Hybrid Work Study looks into whether companies are prepared for future working models in terms of company culture, HR policies, technology, employee support, among other factors
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Video: Maintaining mental wellbeing in a digital workplace
As digital and virtual communication become increasingly essential in a post-pandemic world, it has become equally important to keep mental wellness top of mind, the head of Zoom for the MENA region said
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Almost 90 percent of UAE full-time workers want hybrid or fully remote working models: report
More than 60 percent of employees surveyed said that they would be less likely to look for a new role if flexible work approaches such as hybrid and remote working were implemented
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We can’t fit workers back into a 2019-shaped box
Organisations need to align hybrid work policies with digitally-enabled environments by dismantling barriers to productivity in a way that traverses physical location
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Will virtual teams and hybrid work cultures become a permanent fixture in the post-pandemic era?
With the future-readiness of the workplace under the scanner, global virtual teams are becoming increasingly inevitable to improve productivity, flexibility, diversity, and agility, an expert says
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The psychology of remote work: are employees less or more productive working from home?
A hybrid model would allow employees to work on certain days from home and other days at the office. Research suggests this to be a more favorable setup.
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Why employee happiness and business success go hand in hand
If members of the team do not feel as though they are playing an important role to the company, they will not perform to their full potential
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Workplace wellbeing critical to talent attraction and retention in post-pandemic market
Companies need to offer flexibility and differentiation or risk being left behind in the race for talent, panellists at Wellbeing at Work Summit Middle East agreed
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Why ‘hybrid’ is the future of the workplace
‘Businesses and employees have realised that work is something we do, not where we must be,’ said Zoom MENA head
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How UAE firms are faring in supporting staff well-being in post-Covid world
Aetna International study shows 70% of UAE employees think their company care about their health and well-being
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Post-pandemic, we need workspaces that actually work
Changes to our working lives brought about by the pandemic have also driven changes in demands for commercial real estate in the UAE. But as we return to our offices in whole or part, that doesn’t mean we want to return to the same workspaces we inhabited pre-pandemic