92 Million American Workers Are Into Flexible Working, Says Survey 💡
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92 Million American Workers Are Into Flexible Working, Says Survey 💡
According to research conducted by management consulting company McKinsey, 58% of U.S. workers have the preference to work where they want at least one day a week, while 35% have the option to work remotely up to five days a week.
The survey found that when given the choice, 87% of workers preferred a remote working setup & spend an average of three days a week at home.
In short, 92 million workers in the US have the option to work at home and 80 million are presently doing so at least part-time. The remaining 41% of people said that they don’t have an option to work remotely.
The findings were published in the McKinsey American Opportunity Survey, which surveyed 25,000 Americans in the spring of 2022.
A vast majority of people working in the computer and mathematical professions have the option to work remotely, and 77% report a willingness to work fully remotely.
A staggering 75% of workers making $150,000 or more can work remotely, compared to just 47% of those making between $25,000- $49,999, according to the survey.
Tesla Lays Off 200 Autopilot Employees in Latest Jobs Cut ✂️
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla has reportedly shown exit doors to 200 workers from its Autopilot team and closed an office in San Mateo, California, U.S.
This move comes as part of a broader cost-cutting effort at the electric vehicle company.
Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk caught his workers by surprise when he said layoffs would be necessary due to the uncertain economic environment.
He also said that about 10% of salaried employees would lose their jobs over the next three months, though the overall headcount could be higher in a year.
The majority of people who were asked to leave were hourly workers, who asked not to be identified as discussing private information.
Employees at the California office were tasked with evaluating customer vehicle data related to the Autopilot driver-assistance features.
The job cuts are part of an effort by the EV maker to trim the ranks of salaried employees as the company looks to pull back from a surge in hiring in recent years.
KPMG Entering Metaverse With $30 Million Investment 💰
As the Web3 and metaverse market has ballooned to billions of dollars and has become a point of focus for many crypto and mainstream industries, some financial giants seem to have been influenced too.
In line with the same, KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms in Canada and the U.S., has decided to step into the virtual world by opening its first metaverse collaboration hub to support its employees and clients pursue growth opportunities in the digital era.
The hub will be focused on education, collaboration, training, events, and workshops to explore opportunities in the crypto and Web 3.0 space.
It will also help the company create new tools & solutions that provide critical insights, launch immersive learning & development platforms, and recruit talent to lend expertise, among other things.
As part of the move, the company is making a collective investment of $30 million this year in Web3 experiences, with the metaverse hub as a signature piece.
The long-term objective of KPMG is to explore other potential use cases of metaverse like healthcare, consumer, retail, media, and financial services.
Social Care SaaS Maker Birdie Secures $30 Million in Series B 💰
Birdie, a U.K.-based caretech software-as-a-service maker, has raised $30 million in its Series B funding round.
The funding was led by investment firm Sofina, along with participation from Omers Ventures and Index Ventures.
Birdie was founded in 2017 with a mission to reinvent home healthcare and empower older generations to age confidently in their own homes.
The platform offers an all-in-one software solution that supports all areas of home care, removing many of the administrative and regulatory burdens placed on care professionals.
Through the startup’s app, care providers can trace in and out of visits, create care plans, get prompted on tasks that need doing, and log details about a patient for the next care provider.
The platform aims to support care providers with a suite of digital tools intended to reduce admin costs.
Birdie currently works with over 700 care providers. The startup will use the fresh capital to scale into continental Europe where it’s started to sign partnerships with local care providers, as well as wider business growth.
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