During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers logged 80-100 hours per week. But in 1926, Henry Ford popularized the 40-hour work week after he found that working more barely yielded an increase in productivity. It was a breakthrough in how we work. But it was also nearly one hundred years ago. Just like how Henry Ford implemented the five-day work, today’s visionary companies have implemented four-day…
This post was originally written in October of 2020. Since then, we update it monthly as notable companies announce their new remote work policies. As COVID-19 spread around the world in early 2020, offices were forced to close. Anyone who could work fro home started to right away. Companies were forced to quickly figure out how to communicate, collaborate, share documents, and manage teams…
At Buildremote, we’ve reported a staggering amount of well-known companies that have implemented some form of permanent remote work. Next, we analyzed in-depth the true plans for the Fortune 100’s return to office. At one point in March of 2022, only 3 of the Fortune 100 had declared a full return to the office for all employees. The others planned to never come back in full,…
The tech world’s rapid shift to location-agnostic work unlocked incredible flexibility for developers. Engineers are no longer tethered to rigid office confines; they can now code from anywhere with an internet connection — whether that’s a cozy cafe, a tropical beach, or even their bedroom. But such freedom comes with productivity challenges. Without the structure of a steady workplace routine, remote developers who provide React.JS…
CEOs are stepping down at record-high rates. According to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc…. “In 2023, 1,914 CEOs left their posts, a 55% increase from the 1,235 CEO changes in 2022. Last year’s total is the highest on record, surpassing the previous record of 1,640 CEO exits in 2019.” In this article, you’ll find every notable CEO stepping down since 2020. We…
Use this calculator to determine your headcount and number of full-time equivalents (FTE). With a few simple inputs, it will do the headcount calculation and FTE employee figure for you. How To Calculate Headcount Headcount Definition Headcount is the number of people working for your organization. It’s a simple calculation that ignores how many hours people work, and employment types (like full-time and part-time). Headcount…
If you need email templates to request to work from home, you’ve landed in the right place. Below, you’ll find 18 work-from-home email requests organized into two categories: temporary requests (for a day or two) and permanent. Click any link below to jump to the template that matches your work-from-home request. Table of Contents Temporary Permanent WFH Temporarily (Weeks) Request To Present In Person Notifying…
You’re planning out 2024 (a leap year, by the way) and you need to know the amount of working hours per month. Here are all of the answers that you need–organized succinctly. Working Hours Per Month (2024) Here’s how we calculate work days: Weekdays – federal holidays = work days (Federal holidays are not counted as work days in our dataset) Here’s how we calculate work hours: Work days…
What is a 37.5-hour work week? The 37.5-hour work week has 7.5-hour work days for five days per week. Typically, the structure is a standard 9 AM – 5 PM with a half-hour unpaid lunch break. Use the links below to jump to a section that interests you the most. Benefits Schedule examples Where to find shorter work week jobs Benefits Of Working 37.5…
Download this the Dupont schedule template and customize it in Canva, Google Sheets, or Excel, or download it as a PDF to print.