The Importance of Collaboration in a Large Company

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Simon Tisdall: Some studies show that working from home is less productive. He says it's difficult to collaborate at home, and video calls are not simple fixes for serendipitous interactions in an office. But he says the notion that fully remote work can be as productive as being in the office or being hybrid may be on the way out.

The burning of burial grounds in the northern region of the country suggests that authorities are destroying evidence. If these claims are proven true, will the government be held accountable? In news that might please your boss, emerging research suggests that working from home is stifling productivity (10:36). And honouring the life of a Ukrainian civil-rights campaigner (19:22).

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