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    You may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home

    WASHINGTON — Working from home during the pandemic became a surprising success. Many workers enjoyed a better quality of life plus savings on commuting, office wardrobe and other expenses. Companies boosted productivity and lowered costs. Now as remote work looks likely to survive in some form for the foreseeable future, a battle is starting to brew over who should pocket those savings, with ...
    by Don Lee, Los Angeles Times Aug 23, 2022 4 minutes
    Ben Jarso moved from San Francisco to Truckee, California.

    WASHINGTON — Working from home during the pandemic became a surprising success.

    Many workers enjoyed a better quality of life plus savings on commuting, office wardrobe and other expenses. Companies boosted productivity and lowered costs.

    Now as remote work looks likely to survive in some form for the foreseeable future, a battle is starting to brew over who should pocket those savings, with some employers arguing that working from home is a benefit that should be offset by lower salaries.

    With the pandemic easing, more companies are calling workers back . Even so, about 30% of all paid workdays are still being done from home, up from just 5% before the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the led by

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