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Working from home 'didn't really impact productivity much' says one expert as official data suggests workers shifted seamlessly from the office to their homes.
Technology and machinery investment is up 3.2% compared with pre-pandemic levels
Share our story: As the UK considers how its economy can recover from the impact of the pandemic, a new institute based at Manchester is aiming to reframe the debate on productivity. A new national institute aims to change the way the UK thinks about, measures and increases productivity. Based at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), the Productivity Institute will lead on a £32 million five-year project, supported by the largest grant ever given by the Economic and Social Research Council. The establishment of the Institute underlines that increasing productivity is crucial...
Catastrophic weather is one factor driving Guatemalan migrants to the U.S. 1:18 a.m. Poverty, crime, and violence are just some of the reasons thousands of Guatemalans are fleeing the country every month, hoping to make it across the U.S.'s southern border. With extreme weather causing catastrophic flooding and other destruction, climate change is also increasingly motivating people to leave. More than 64,000 Guatemalans have been apprehended at the southern border this fiscal year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, including thousands of unaccompanied minors. CBS News' Manuel Bojorque...