Staff being at home works for more and more firms

A survey suggests productivity, mental health and recruitment have improved
Companies expect about 20 per cent of their workforce to work from home all the time once the pandemic is over and 40 per cent of their employees to work from home on a regular basis
Companies expect about 20 per cent of their workforce to work from home all the time once the pandemic is over and 40 per cent of their employees to work from home on a regular basis
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Managers dreaming of their staff returning to working five days a week in the office are increasingly finding themselves in the minority.

Two years after the first lockdown forced millions of people to work remotely for the first time, more companies are positive about the impact of homeworking on productivity than they are negative.

A survey of more than a thousand employers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development suggests that 41 per cent believe flexible working policies have increased productivity, compared with 18 per cent who say it has had a negative impact.

On average, companies expect about 20 per cent of their workforce to work from home all the time once the pandemic is over and 40 per cent of their employees