Working from Home is a Norm
It has been witnessed that the number of people working from home (WFH) during 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To lower the risk of spreading the virus, national governments across the world require people to WFH. There has been a radical increase given this new situation, societies, organisations and workplaces across the world are now seeking “the new normal” including the “future of work” and the “role of the office” in which WFH is the norm. No doubt, WFH is now even more important than before. Given this unique situation, people’s experiences of WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic, the advantages and disadvantages of working across distances and cultures have to be identified and to understand the differential impact of WFH on people’s lives. It has been observed that digital technologies are in demand and forced changes within the organisations, which has also generated distance work, including telework, remote work and WFH. ...