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Spotify to employees: If you want to work from another country, go for it!

Spotify will also reassess its office space as it introduces permanent flexible-working options for employees. Spotify has become the latest major tech company to make the transition to remote-first working, announcing that employees will be free to "work from anywhere" starting this summer – even if that means working from another country. More for CXOs LinkedIn names the 15 hottest job categories for 2021 8 must-have tools for hiring, managing, and paying virtual teams IT job and salary guide (TechRepublic Premium) TechRepublic Premium editorial calendar: IT policies, checklists, toolkits, research for download The streaming service is introducing a flexible-working scheme called "My Work Mode" that will give Spotify staff choice over whether they work full-time at home, from the office, or a hybrid combination of the two. Staff will also have more flexibility over the cities and countries they choose to work from, with Spotify offering to support staff with co-working space membership if they wish to work from a location that isn't close to a Spotify office. The company did note that this would involve "some limitations to address time zone difficulties, and regional entity laws in the initial rollout".

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Future of Pavilion Project defended as council rethinks scheme

THE future of a proposal for a new sports pavilion in Winchester has been raised at council meeting. This newspaper has reported uncertainty over the £590,000 project for North Walls Recreation Ground, with the city council reviewing its commitment to the community-led project. Kim Gottlieb, former councillor, asked council leader Cllr Lucille Thompson: “The North Walls pavilion is a jewel of a building, and being involved with its progress, was one of the things I most enjoyed in my time as a councillor.

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