Remote working, telecommuting, working from home. Whatever you call it, since the pandemic more workplaces are offering or even expecting employees to work from home at least some of the time.<\/p>\n
Is home working just a trend, or is there evidence to support whether it works? I decided to find out what the research had to say. Here are eight crucial findings.<\/p>\n
Gartner\u2019s 2021 survey of 10,000 digital workers found remote workers represent 32 percent of the workforce worldwide<\/a>. 64 percent said they were more likely to consider a role that allowed flexible hours over one that didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n Offering flexible working is now the norm. If your business isn\u2019t there yet, you may have to have some tough conversations to get things moving. Today\u2019s the day to start.<\/p>\n A Stanford study that monitored <\/a>around<\/a> 500 employees in China\u2019s largest travel agency for <\/a>two<\/a> years<\/a> found working from home increased productivity by over 20 percent. That\u2019s equivalent to an extra working day each week.<\/p>\n The increase in productivity came from several ways employees changed how they were working. They took fewer breaks and less time off (such as sick days), but mostly, they just got through more work.<\/p>\n Professor of Economics, Nicholas Bloom, explained these findings in his TedX Stanford talk.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the opportunity?<\/h3>\n
2. Homeworking could give you an extra day per week<\/h2>\n