Lockdowns and effects of global pandemic have led to a fundamental change in working arrangements for many people. Time will tell if this is a good thing. One side effect has been the use of video conferencing services such as Microsoft Teams. It has grown but how much?
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50 per cent of respondents were not happy with their current work-life balance, with 48 per cent putting in longer and more irregular hours than they would under normal circumstances Source: https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/half-working-from-home-during-lockdown-unhappy-with-work-life-balance
Office for National Statistics figures show a continued, large increase in those working from home Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/adhocs/009913homeworkersbyukregion2008comparedto2018
Of the 32.6 million in employment, around 8.7 million people said that they have worked from home Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/coronavirusandhomeworkingintheuklabourmarket/2019
While working from home may seem an attractive proposition, drawbacks have been identified that could impact wellbeing and eventually, productivity Source: https://www.finder.com/uk/working-from-home-statistics
60% of the UK’s adult population are currently working from home during the Coronavirus lockdown (April, 2020) Source: https://www.finder.com/uk/working-from-home-statistics
Potential drawbacks of working from home While working from home may seem an attractive proposition, drawbacks have been identified that could impact wellbeing and eventually, productivity. 30.9% of remote workers say that they struggle with loneliness when working remotely Source: https://www.finder.com/uk/working-from-home-statistics
Overview In this episode Russell and Mike discuss the issue of the moment for many people – working from home! Between them your hosts already have 30 years of experience of working from home themselves and managing a home based/remote workforce. We discuss the implications for saving money, premises, flexibility
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