Post-pandemic lifestyle shifts have prompted ride-sharing company Lyft to give its corporate employees the flexibility to live and work from anywhere within the US. It's a move that recognizes people's ability to self-determine their optimal working settings to achieve more balance in daily life.

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.

While COVID-19 has strengthened the case for employers to offer remote working – turning what was long seen as a perk into a new norm – there’s a risk that it could forever blur the lines between professional and personal worlds. So, how can brands and companies help to restore work-life balance?

With people around the world being urged to socially distance themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working has fast become a new normal. How can employers bring their staff together (virtually) during this turbulent time, and what are the key challenges remote workers face?