{"id":16554,"date":"2021-01-26T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=16554"},"modified":"2021-01-25T18:14:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T18:14:37","slug":"benefiting-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/benefiting-working-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"Are We Really Benefiting from Working Remotely?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no doubt that attitudes towards the traditional office have changed. As employees and employers have proven throughout national lockdowns and the times in between, they are capable of\u00a0 operating from a remote location, with some companies even <\/span>experiencing a rise in productivity.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

With this in mind, it\u2019s understandable that nine in ten <\/span>employees are calling for remote working to stay<\/span><\/a> when we finally do reach the end of the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While we’ve explored the benefits of remote working before, it\u2019s vital to revisit this topic regularly to truly understand how remote work<\/a> is impacting industries, companies and employees as time moves forward. Before looking deeper into the latest research, let\u2019s begin by looking at what \u201cworking remotely\u201d means today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working remotely explained<\/b><\/h2>\n

We’re using countless terms to describe our new working environments and what they could become in the future. From remote working to working remotely, WFH, distributed, working anywhere, hybrid and flexible \u2013 they\u2019re all part of our lexicon now. To put it simply, remote is a way of working that enables people to work outside of the \u2018traditional\u2019 office. The thought behind it is that professionals don\u2019t need to be in a set place to be successful and productive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When we use the term \u201cworking remotely\u201d we tend to refer to it in a temporary sense. The (hopefully) temporary scenario of working remotely during a national pandemic. Or like in the Old World when we might have worked from a cafe for a couple of hours in between client visits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The majority of workers in the UK are currently working remotely from home \u2013 at least until this lockdown lifts. Regardless of where we\u2019re at in the pandemic, all of these terms come down to the same thing: workers don\u2019t need to be in the office all of the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the first lockdown, we looked at the benefits of working from home. Let\u2019s recap some of these and see whether recent findings give us any further insight. <\/span><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need to stick with 9 to 5 to achieve everything we want. People are finding that because they are working remotely they can choose when they want to work. For many this means higher levels of productivity. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

Flexible for the win\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

One of the most widely reported benefits of working from home is that we don\u2019t need to stick with 9 to 5 to achieve everything we want during our working weeks. People are finding that because they are working remotely they can choose when they want to work. For many this means higher levels of productivity. In fact, <\/span>only 7% of employees want to return to the office<\/span><\/a> and 45% say this is because flexible hours improved their work-life balance this year.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t