As vaccine roll-outs continue, employers are beckoning their workforce back into the office. But not everyone is happy about it. Keen to retain their work-from-home privileges, a number of employees are demanding greater flexibility from post-pandemic work policies.

As employers become more mindful of workplace wellbeing, they’re focusing on mental health by promoting open channels of communication. Helping to create a supportive environment is Evermood, a platform where employees can be anonymously candid about their work experiences.

Leading a team can be difficult at the best of times, and amid a mass uptake of remote working due to COVID-19, fresh challenges have emerged. Canvas8 spoke to Ina Purvanova, professor of leadership and management at Drake University, to learn the traits of a great virtual leader.

Salesforce is taking cues from other major tech companies in declaring the 9-to-5 working day dead and giving employees the freedom to design their schedule. With people’s working expectations permanently shifted by the pandemic, employers are taking note and making adjustments.