Remote Work Boosts Productivity, Forces Office Mandates

0:00European news, powered by AI, this is Year of News today. I'm Cory with the story. Forcing folks back to the office instead of letting remote work roll on, might actually tank businesses, says Kevin Murphy, a top prof on work studies. From the University of Limerick, he calls remote setups, a straight win-win employees love skipping the commute, office drama, and dress codes, plus data shows they crank out more work in less time. To catch, mandates drag in the underperformers who got no choice, but your star players bounce. They've got options in our jumping ship, leaving companies high, and dry, Murphy sees it as peer power, moves by bosses, not smart strategy, especially now that Irish workers gain the legal right to request remote gigs back. In March 2024, looking ahead, it firms wise up and let strong remote fans they put, we could see a big shift where everyone from staff to the bottom line comes out.