Imposing a return to pre-Covid working norms could prove a major disadvantage to employers competing for staff against other companies prepared to offer more flexible options, warns a recruitment agency.
Women are more stressed than men when their employment hours are split into different sections during the day, such as with flexitime and working from home, research shows.
Businesses are unlikely to perform well over the long term unless executive decisions are informed by an in-depth understanding of “the value of their people, as well as the potential risks associated with their workforce”, according to HR firm the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Not all workers are satisfied with working from home, with a growing number of those in the UK planning to take advantage of flexible work arrangements by working overseas, according to a study.
The future of employment will be determined by “shifting generational needs and growing demands for greater choice will be key drivers in the race for talent”, according to a major study on workplace trends.
Women working in noisy and distracting offices are more likely than male colleagues to resort to homeworking instead of reporting disruptive behaviour to bosses, a study reveals.
The majority of UK business leaders (94%) take more notice of their employees’ work contributions when they are in the office versus when they work from home, according to research.
New research paints a gloomy picture of the UK workplace as a demotivated world of insecurity and weak identity, dogged by a prevailing sense of workers being undervalued.
