Can employees be trusted to work from home? It’s the age old question that bugs any employer who offers, or is thinking of offering, flexible working to any of their employees. Of course, all the evidence suggests that employees who are able to work from home and fit their job around other commitments are not only happier […]
Working from home has never been more popular – at the last count the number of people working remotely was some 4million and rising – and while evidence suggest remote workers are happier and more productive than their office-based contemporaries, we reckon it’s all about getting the balance right. That’s because even if individual workers are more productive […]
Have you heard the one about the housewife who earns up to £75,000 a year working from home? How about the one where you double your salary by working just ten hours a week -from home?! What about the old classic where you can pick up £3,000 a week – while working at home?! If […]
So, how many of you enjoyed the relative pleasures of working from home today – it being National Work from Home Day and all? If you did then you were in good company as figures released today by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) reveal more than 4million people now regularly work from home – a […]
A futureologist at BT (yes, such a position actually exists, crystal ball skills a bonus) believes the office-based nine-to-five will soon become a thing of the past as we have now reached the point whereby those in “knowledge-based” professions can effectively do their jobs with little more than a computer, phone and internet connection. Dr […]
More than half of all UK office workers are now allowed to work remotely, and a third report they are more productive when working outside of the usual workplace. Figures from the latest YouGov Omnibus research found over half (54%) of UK office workers are currently able to work remotely – just under a third (30%) […]
Working from home is on the increase – as more and more employers appreciate the impact a good work/life balance can have on morale and productivity, so more employees are being offered flexible working. The rise of flexible working in the UK Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlight exactly how flexible and home working is on […]
On Monday we looked at whether working from home could be killing the day job – the theory being that not getting up, out and into the office somehow made our work seem meaningless. If you missed it, check out Is working from home ruining work? And while we would never fully endorse such as suggestion, […]
The average number of journeys taken in the UK fell to 921 last year – the lowest number since records began, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport’s National Travel Survey. Trips for shopping and commuting falling consistently since the mid-1990s and this year’s figure represents a drop of 16% on the number […]