Virgin Voyages launches month-long trip

Virgin Voyages is targeting a new type of traveler: remote workers. In March, the Miami-based cruise line owned by Sir Richard Branson introduced a month-long cruise called the “Scarlet Summer Season Pass.” It’s essentially four week-long cruises packaged together to appeal to remote workers who want to spend a month at sea in southern Europe. … Read more

Employers and workers are at odds over work-life balance

MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images At the end of last year, Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah had a clear message for workers heading into 2024: “Winning takes hard work.” “Working long hours, being responsive, blending work and life, is not anything to shy away from,” Shah wrote in an email to employees first obtained … Read more

Kuwait allows part-time work with employers other than sponsors

Flag of Kuwait Jeddah: In a significant development, Kuwait has allowed private sector employees to work for firms other than their original sponsors. The new decision, which will be effective from the new year by January 2024, legalises part-time work and working from home for all private sector workers. The first deputy Prime Minister and … Read more

Full return to office isn’t only work model dying. So is fully remote

People wait in line to enter the Goldman Sachs headquarters building in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 14, 2021. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is bringing thousands of employees back to the office across the U.S. Monday for the first time in more than a year. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg … Read more