Workplace news and trends

OECD: 27% of Jobs like Administrative Work Could Be Easily Automated
artificial intelligence // July 11, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the workplace. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 27% of jobs in the organization’s 38 member countries rely on skills that could be easily automated in the coming AI revolution, Reuters reported Tuesday (July 11). The jobs most at risk...

Facebook’s Workplace Subscribers Up Over 40 Pct
Social Commerce // May 05, 2021

With the continuing prevalence of remote work, many employers are now looking to create employee-centered positive experiences, regardless of where people work and live. Facebook now has more than seven million paid subscribers on its remote work portal Workplace, an increase of more than 40 percent...

What The World Of Work Will Look Like A Year From Now
Innovation // June 04, 2020

The phrase “going to work” has very much changed in meaning for millions of employees in recent months. As offices around the world remain shut down, commutes are measured as the distance between one’s bedroom and home office, and “dress for success” might involve putting...

The Week In Payments: Facebook Expands, Travel Rebounds And The Workplace Resets
News // April 24, 2020

After what has felt like the second-longest month in history (with March 2020 being the first), this week marked something of a shift in the news cycle. For the first time since mid-March, the week’s payments and commerce news has not been entirely dominated by COVID-19. Affected? Of course – the biggest...

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What The World Of Work Will Look Like A Year From Now

June 04, 2020
The phrase “going to work” has very much changed in meaning for millions of employees in recent months. As offices around the world remain shut down, commutes are measured as the distance between one’s bedroom and home office, and “dress for success” might involve putting on a professional-looking top over pajama bottoms or athletic shorts […]

Quick Reads
Meta to Phase Out Workplace Over Next 2 Years

May 14, 2024
Meta Platforms will be phasing out Workplace, its office collaboration tool, over the next two years. The platform will continue working as usual until Aug. 31, 2025, when it will stop functioning, and users will be able to view and download their data until May 31, 2026, according to an email the company sent to PYMNTS. “We […]

OECD: 27% of Jobs like Administrative Work Could Be Easily Automated

July 11, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the workplace. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 27% of jobs in the organization’s 38 member countries rely on skills that could...

Facebook’s Workplace Subscribers Up Over 40 Pct

May 05, 2021
With the continuing prevalence of remote work, many employers are now looking to create employee-centered positive experiences, regardless of where people work and live. Facebook now has more than seven...

Slack Stock Tumbles On Underwhelming Outlook

March 13, 2020
Unicorn stock Slack Technologies, Inc. plunged as much as 25.5 percent on Friday (March 13), reaching a post-IPO low of $15.90, although it later partly recovered to end the day...