We may be commuting less in 2020 and avoiding stressful IRL meetings, but that doesn’t mean life has gotten easier. In fact, the new pressures that come with working from home have led to an increase in burnout for many, creating opportunities for brands and employers to help people cool off.

Video platform Weet aims to allow for more flexible remote-working patterns and styles. Similar to Slack in some ways, Weet encourages coworkers to connect at their own speed and time and collaborate on shared work asynchronously, rather than waiting for scheduled meetings.

Successful vaccine rollouts may signal a return to offices in 2021, but given the pandemic’s drastic impact on people’s values and attitudes, what will they expect from employers going forwards? Canvas8 spoke to Dr. Naeema Pasha of the Henley Business School about the future of work.

While COVID-19 has strengthened the case for employers to offer remote working – turning what was long seen as a perk into a new norm – there’s a risk that it could forever blur the lines between professional and personal worlds. So, how can brands and companies help to restore work-life balance?