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    Millions across Europe urged to work from home

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    2. pilar_delmar on

      Feels like a smart, proactive step keeping people safe while work still gets done

    5. Glittering_Berry1740 on

      No such thing happening in Hungary, that’s for sure. 95% of office jobs are still fully on-site, and if anything, companies are reverting Covid home office policies.

    6. daiwilly on

      You can tell when it all starts to fall apart. The mixed messaging, the uncertainty, the government stepping in and then stepping out and then overt control, rampant greed and poverty. Its pretty obvious that a new way of doing things is required , but those with power and wealth do not want to consider an alternative that might reduce their sphere of influence.

    7. null-interlinked on

      They should mandate it by law that jobs that can be done from home should be done so if the employee wishes for this.

    9. Punmkin on

      Not in France. Our governments of the Macron era never knew how to anticipate and organise ahead of time. They just passively wait.

    11. VermicelliNew2784 on

      Urged? Governments have to make it compulsory for companies, otherwise it won’t happen.

      Not happening in Germany btw, so this all seems like bogus news so far.

    12. Shirolicious on

      This is a typical article where someone says something without any clear evidence or directive.

      The exact opposite could be true as well. It just whatever narrative you want to send out into the web

    13. bored_ape07 on

      Huh, i got fired from a job 4 months ago because my team was located about 2 hours away, which they hired me during Covid. Now they get to work from home… very nice!

    14. standread on

      **no crisis, the owners are making profits as the world is at peace**
      “Get back to work you lazy fucks! Drive to work every day! Consume more gas!”

      **crisis hits, profits shoot up short term but threaten to collapse long term**
      “Save gas! Be mindful of the community and environment!”

    15. ChillAhriman on

      Is Merz regretting supporting a war that will crash Germany’s energy supply yet?

    16. doombom on

      >Dan Jørgensen, the European commissioner for energy and housing […] urged European Union member nations to encourage citizens to follow the advice from the International Energy Agency

      This “urging” has no legal power, it is just some vague recommendations saying it would be good if we worked more from home now. And the opposite is trending now – employers demanding people to work from office or “hybrid”.

    17. orgin_org on

      Weird that they ask workers to do this. Workers can’t do that without companies approving it.

      Put pressure om companies not workers or it’ll be completely useless.

    18. ledow on

      Oh, NOW you want to work from home.

      Strange how it’s only ever allowed when it’s convenient, but not ever allowed to just be the default unless there’s a specific REASON to go to an office, isn’t it?

    20. dvb70 on

      But what about our unique workplace culture and team collaboration? Granted that’s taken a slight hit with the mass redundancies but traveling an hour to sit on my own all day on Teams meetings was really delivering for the company. It was not at all about propping up real estate values because lots of our investors have a lot of money tied up in real estate.

    22. Ellixhirion on

      They said the same in Belgium and the Netherlands, but it’s only advisory.

      So its up to the companies to enforce it or not…

    23. kastanienn on

      Yeah, we, I’d love to, but all the new jobs I’m applying for require more in office work, than what I currently have… and when I ask if it’s up for negotiations, I never hear from them again.

    24. CouldNotAffordOne on

      Never gonna happen in Germany. Because our great government knows, we don’t work enough and would even work less from home. That’s our only problem… /s

    25. TheMyzzler on

      By who? It’s the opposite. Because some politicians have been yapping to score brownie points?

    26. saschaleib on

      I don’t know who is doing the “urging”, but I don’t really see any of that. Quite the opposite, employers are trying to get people back into the office…

      Besides so far we only see higher gasoline prices – no signs of actual shortages, though it seems the airlines are already bracing for impact. However, if you use the plane for your daily commute, my compassion with you is rather limited.