Remote work could further widen the divide if it sticks around as another legacy of the pandemic. Professionals with desk jobs might have the option to untether themselves, at least part time, from a physical work location. Apple has plans for a new pilot program that might show that there could be a more democratic path for remote work. The company said that it would experiment with letting its retail store employees work partly outside a store location, Bloomberg News reported last week. Even before the coronavirus, more customer service jobs had been shifting from call centers to remote at least part of the time, too.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2021 16:18 UTC