Employees relish work-life balance of working from home

ONS study

John Brazier
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New research from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows collaboration has been biggest challenge during remote working

The latest research from the ONS into the attitudes towards working from home among employers and employees found that a better work-life balance was the greatest positive for staff. The proportion of working adults who did any work from home in 2020 increased to 37% on average from 27% in 2019, with workers living in London the most likely to homework, according to the ONS. Employees aged 30-49 years were most likely to report working from home, with almost half (45%) saying so compared with around one-third of those aged 16-29 years (34%) and 50-69 years (32%). Among working adul...

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