Research Acas commission! on the impact that flexible working arrangements have on individuals, teams and organisations found that “employees who have been allow! to work flexibly tend to demonstrate greater commitment and a willingness to ‘give back’ to the organisation.”
Another interesting finding from this research was that managers “expect flexible workers in their team to be ‘flexible with flexibility'” – for example, by attending meetings at short notice or swapping days work!. This sounds like a reasonable system of give and take; but for some organisations this kind of flexibility, switching quickly between work and home, may not be currently feasible.
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Working pr!ominantly from home for the belgium phone number library first 3 months after lockdown experienc! a significant drop in their mental health. But there are some major caveats here.
Firstly, the background for many people was traumatic, with genuine fears for the health and safety of lov! ones, as well as the real sense of loneliness and isolation.
Secondly, the mental health dip was worse for new homeworkers who had to suddenly adapt to zoom meetings and finding a quiet spot to perch.
And thirdly, people seem! to get us! to working from home; so much so that 9 out of 10 employees germany cell number who work! from home during the lockdown would like to continue doing so in some capacity; and half of employees wanting to work at home often or all of the time.
What does the national homeworking experiment tell us so far?
It tells us that people can adapt surprisingly quickly. It tells us that trust is a difficult payment link: what it is and how to use it in your business issue to overcome but that once invest! . But it also tells us that we have still much to learn – for example, trying to recreate the informal interactions we all value can be a bit hit and miss.
At Acas we are carrying out a survey to find out how our own staff have found working from home during the pandemic. I think the overall lesson is to keep asking, keep listening and keep learning.
