Flex Index News Today

Summer Fridays were once seen as an easy and popular way to boost employee morale. So why are they seemingly on the decline?

Demand for benchmark data on how firms really use their office space is prompting Scoop Technologies to expand its popular ‘Flex Index’ database into a new business line. The challenge: Scaling quickly.

As the hybrid work debate continues, one issue that gets lost is what employees want when they come back to the office.

Multiple factors can make getting back in the office an easier sell outside of the largest urban areas.

Staff email warnings and office perks didn’t work. But layoffs targeted at those who work from home, in a cooling job market, are changing the calculus.

Bosses are trying to ease the Friday lull by banning meetings or giving staff the day off completely. Find out more.

Bosses are introducing new ways to combat the Friday lull, such as “Flow Fridays”, “Focus Fridays”, and “Flex Fridays”. Productivity on Fridays has become more important due to declining engagement rates after the pandemic. Managers are trying to boost morale and productivity by giving employees breaks and meeting-free Fridays.

Bosses are trying to ease the Friday lull by banning meetings or giving staff the day off completely. Find out more.

Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. She partners at the earliest stages with enterprise and consumer-oriented startup teams to build products

New research shows employees are actually less productive when they work from home full-time. But don't be too quick to conclude things are going back to the days of 9 to 5 in the old cubicle.