This week’s news is unsurprisingly dominated by the sudden uptake in remote working due to the continuing threats posed by Coronavirus:

Another busy week as we continue to onboard new teams looking to strengthen their remote team culture. This week we changed our flow to allow for email sign ups. Previously, teams needed to have a Slack workspace. Now, anybody with an email address can join your team on Unmeeting. Try it out by visiting Unmeeting.io and let me know what you think.

One of the many benefits of working remotely is the extra time saved by non-commuting. Our hack this week relates to using this newly-found time to supercharge your work day. Instead of jumping straight into work, why not allocate the time you would otherwise have spent commuting to more uplifting pursuits?

Andy (Unmeeting’s CTO) noticed several members of his remote working Slack group reported enjoying ‘alternative commutes’, whereby they meditate for 30 minutes or go for a quiet work. The benefits of recapturing these lost minutes in this way would seem to involve starting work in a calmer, more relaxed state of mind. Give it a go!

Ever wondered how your salary might be affected by working remotely? Remoter.com has started a continuous initiative to collect and share (anonymously) the salary ranges (in USD) for several popular remote working job types. Aside from see where your own compensation sits on the scale, this initiative is also very helpful for remote team managers looking to set new hire salaries. Check it out.

This week’s deep dive is again courtesy of Remoter.com. Rather than a long article to read, here’s a multi-part course delivered by short weekly videos on how to build and maintain your first remote team. We think this is well worth a look.