STRz podcast 56: James Bugner, Extenteam

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: James Bugner, head of sales for EMEA and APAC at remote staffing solution provider Extenteam, joins the latest episode of the STRz podcast.
Private workspace renting platform Jarvo set to launch

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Private workspace renting platform Jarvo, dubbed the new “Airbnb for Work”, is set to officially launch in the UK next week.
UK tax authorities set to investigate executives on foreign ‘workcations’

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Executives working from holiday homes abroad on post-pandemic ‘workcations’ are set to come under investigation by tax authorities in the UK ahead of a possible tightening of tax laws affecting remote workers.
Airbnb to allow staff to work from anywhere

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has announced it will allow its employees to work from anywhere without their salaries being cut.
Anyplace launches Anyplace Select to facilitate remote working

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Flexible housing marketplace Anyplace has launched Anyplace Select, apartments designed specifically for remote workers that include a fully-equipped office and gigabit internet in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. Due to the pandemic, remote work has become more normalised, allowing people to experience the work-from-anywhere lifestyle without having to quit their jobs. […]
Airbnb creates ‘Live Anywhere’ programme

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has announced the launch of a new programme – ‘Live Anywhere on Airbnb’ – which will see 12 people from across the world live exclusively in properties listed on the home-sharing platform, in a nod to the growing shift towards remote working and flexible living. The company is specifically seeking a diverse range […]
Leavetown survey reasserts remote working optimism

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental booking platform Leavetown has released findings from its survey of customers around how the new remote work environment has inspired travel aspirations and empowered people to seize increased opportunities to travel. Data from Leavetown’s customers from across the globe has revealed high levels of optimism about working remotely, even post-pandemic, and the possibilities it […]
Anyplace outlines latest US digital nomad trends

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: B2C marketplace Anyplace has revealed the latest digital nomad trends being seen in the United States, as more and more companies extend their work-from-home policies, leading many young professionals to move out of urban centres such as New York City and San Francisco to rural areas. Among the companies extending their remote working policies […]
Airbnb for Work reports on desire for greater working flexibility

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK employers should provide more flexible and remote working options to recruit talent, according to an Airbnb for Work report. The Future of Work report, the first of its kind to be commissioned by Airbnb, has revealed that the modern trend of remote and flexible working is set to continue, and companies who implement […]