Research shows that we work longer but less effectively at home

More and more Europeans who worked remotely because of the pandemic are returning to offices. The hybrid work model is becoming widespread - a few days at home, a few days in the office. In Germany, Belgium, and France, requirements for remote work are being relaxed. In turn, research shows that we work longer but less effectively at home.

The first studies on the effectiveness of remote working showed that it does not reduce the productivity of employees - writes the British weekly magazine “The Economist”. However, the magazine quotes the results of a large study conducted on more than 10,000 employees of one of the companies from the technology industry, which shows that we work at home longer, but less efficiently, and additional time is taken up by virtual meetings and phone calls.

According to data released in May by the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), 25.9 percent of respondents worked at least partially from home last year during the week before the survey, and 36.5 percent worked at least partially from home at some point in 2020. In 2019, that percentage was 12.4 percent and 26.7 percent, respectively. Regional differences were also evident, with London having the highest number of people working remotely. According to the survey, two-thirds of British workers whose jobs allow them to do so would also like to share work flexibly between home and office after the pandemic.

(wnp.pl)