News from notable companies who are joining the remote work revolution
The Hub For Return To Office (RTO) News & Data Chapter 1: Return To Office Plans For The Fortune 100 > Chapter 2: Companies Reducing Office Space Chapter 3: Are Employees Quitting? Chapter 4: Why Are Companies Going Back To The Office? RTO news & sentiment by company: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Bank Of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Meta (Facebook), Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Wells…
We compiled the best 401k match companies. We set the minimum at 3%, but some of the companies with highest 401K matches go up to 100%. Financial advisors call it “free money.” I’m not sure I’d go quite that far, but it’s a helpful way to think about the amount your employer will contribute to your 401K plan. Here’s an example. If you make $100,000…
In this report, we highlight all of the companies moving to Texas from 2020 onward. This research by Buildremote compiles every public announcement by businesses stating that they’ve changed their headquarters to Texas. Find out the date the company moved, which city they moved to in Texas, a quote about why the company moved, and the source. Whenever a company announces its plans to leave…
We’ve scoured the digital earth to find every unlimited PTO company that publicly shares their vacation policy. Why? Well, according to one study by the World Health Organization (and shared in Forbes), taking time off from work could literally save your life. The study found that working longer hours (55+ per week) without extended breaks is tied to an increased risk in heart disease or stroke….
Once the hub for tech companies in the world, San Francisco (and the Bay Area) is now facing a wave of businesses leaving. Ironically, the tech innovation that was created in San Francisco was so good that the companies who made it no long need the offices they built. An astonishing 35% of San Francisco’s workforce works primarily from home, according to an NBC Bay…
This post was written on March 23, 2022. We updated the research and post on January 19, 2023. Then, we updated the post again on May 3, 2023 and June 1, 2023. Sabbaticals (or extended breaks from work) lead to “a decline in stress and an increase in psychological resources and overall well-being,” according to one study, and the “positive changes often remained long after…
Maternity leave benefits provided to new mothers are constantly changing. While it is generally accepted that a mother should have time off to recover from birth and bond with her baby, there is no standardized, country-wide leave. The impetus is then on employers to provide something; many of them do, offering varying levels of pay and time off before and after a baby arrives. Over…
There are many compelling reasons for companies to donate to nonprofits and charities. Let’s start with the genuine benefits: Companies can turn excess profit into good by donating to charities Companies can support their employees’ volunteer work and charitable contributions through matching It gives employees a sense of purpose in addition to their work There are also positive albeit slightly more cynical, self-serving reasons, too:…
This post was written in May of 2022. It was updated in February of 2023 to highlight this year’s companies with the best work-life balance. It was updated again in September of 2023 for formatting and information (the 2023 winners were not changed). A list of companies with the best work-life balance usually comes out biased. Best is subjective, after all. I didn’t want to…
A small group of major companies own everything we buy. Well, just about everything. When you go to the grocery store, you may see 20,000 different products. What amazing variety! But flip the labels around and the story looks much different. Beverage and food companies in particular have massive rosters of sub-brands that we purchase every day or week for our pantry and refrigerator. Just…