The Benefits of Working From Home

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The balance is shifting to a longer amount of time in the office. Companies like Google have actually said that they'll begin to factor in physical attendance into their performance reviews. And when bosses are asking you to come back, it's not because they're sadomasochists with a kink for rush hour traffic. It's because they're aware that that is what makes for a more productive, more effective workplace.

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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