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Now playing Next Work Three ways our work lives and education have gotten better – in data Data shows global levels of education and the time we spend at work have significantly improved in the last couple of centuries. 04/09/2022
Now playing Next world news Good news: Home-working a legal right, and free trains in Spain Don’t be downcast, here are five #GoodNews stories to send you off into the weekend with a smile. 23/07/2022
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Now playing Next Work Workers' paradise? Portugal's new remote work law blasted by critics Portugal's new remote work law, which says employers can't text or email employees after work hours, is being blasted as being unworkable. 27/11/2021
Now playing Next Work After Portugal, which countries are improving remote working laws? Following Portugal's decision, we look at which countries in Europe are planning to rework their labour laws to support hybrid working. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russian region extends non-working period as COVID-19 infections rise Novgorod’s regional coronavirus task force has reported 284 new infections — double the daily tally from a month ago. 01/11/2021
Now playing Next Opinion Remote work is providing huge opportunities for developing countries Poorer countries will benefit the most as WFH (work from home) and WFA (work from anywhere) trends become more mainstream. Here's why. 14/10/2021
Now playing Next Opinion Monitoring employees remotely is more about trust than control Research says 80 per cent of employers are use monitoring software to oversee remote workers but this erodes trust and can lead to less productivity. 15/09/2021
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