Only 10 percent of home-based workers want to return to office full time: FNV
3 years, 5 months ago

Only 10 percent of home-based workers want to return to office full time: FNV

NL Times  

Only 10 percent of employees want to return to the office full-time after the coronavirus pandemic, a poll by trade union FNV showed. 70% of those surveyed indicated they would prefer to work in a hybrid regime of partly at home and partly at the office in the future. 20 percent of the respondents stated they wouldn’t want to return to their physical workplace at all after the crisis but rather carry on working from home. These members are anything but tired of working from home, three in five are even more positive about it than a year ago," said FNV chair Kitty Jong.

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Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash
10 months ago

Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash

ABC  

More of us have been in paid work this past year than ever before. The jump in working from home Before the pandemic, in 2019, the share of the workforce who usually work at least partly from home was 25 per cent. The proportion of mothers with children under five working at least partly from home has leapt from 31 …

Employers still allowing work-from-home, but not as much as employees want
1 year, 9 months ago

Employers still allowing work-from-home, but not as much as employees want

NL Times  

Employees who want to work from home can usually do so for part of the week, but often not as much as they’d like. Employers allow their staff some time working from home but prefer to see them at the office, EenVandaag concluded after surveying over 5,000 people who can work from home, including 300 entrepreneurs with staff. Most employees, …

The optimal place for work is your office and not home
1 year, 10 months ago

The optimal place for work is your office and not home

Live Mint  

Can employees continue to work from home as they did during the covid lockdowns, or should they all come back to office for work as it was before the pandemic? According to a study done by Microsoft among 20,000 employees across 11 countries, a vast majority of respondents, 87% of them, reported themselves productive at work. Solitary cognition, individuals putting …

Worker sparks debate after saying it is ‘pointless’ to force employees to return to office
1 year, 10 months ago

Worker sparks debate after saying it is ‘pointless’ to force employees to return to office

The Independent  

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Hours worked from home doubled since Covid pandemic
2 years, 4 months ago

Hours worked from home doubled since Covid pandemic

NL Times  

The number of hours people work from home has doubled compared to before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the Knowledge Institute for Mobility Policy. The increase in working hours at home is particularly visible among people with an office or management position, highly educated people, and people who travel to work by public transport. About half of …

Work from home advice ending, but most offices won't order employees to return full-time
2 years, 10 months ago

Work from home advice ending, but most offices won't order employees to return full-time

NL Times  

The Cabinet will likely scrap the advice to work from home in a press conference this evening, but most employers don't plan on forcing employees to come back to the office full time. "Whether or not employees want to work from home depends on personal preferences," the rail company said. "In a general sense, employees are not eager to go …

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home

Dutch News  

Some three in five employers have not yet made their strategy on working from home clear to staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by I&O Research. Officially, the advice is to ‘work from home if you can, and go to the office if you must’, but many companies are now welcoming staff back on …

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home

Dutch News  

Some three in five employers have not yet made their strategy on working from home clear to staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by I&O Research. Officially, the advice is to ‘work from home if you can, and go to the office if you must’, but many companies are now welcoming staff back on …

Commute, flexibility the main reasons to keep working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Commute, flexibility the main reasons to keep working from home

NL Times  

Most Netherlands residents who currently work from home want to continue doing so after the coronavirus epidemic. A large study presented by the Travel Differently Coalition on Tuesday stated that the average employee who works from home prefers to spend at least half of their working time at home. The main reasons for working from home are saving on travel …

Employers scoring with work-from-home, cheaper than travel allowance
3 years, 3 months ago

Employers scoring with work-from-home, cheaper than travel allowance

NL Times  

Employers saw a significant cost saving during the work-from-home mandate in coronavirus year 2020. Added together, the travel allowances and work from home allowances were almost 10 percent lower than the year before, BNR reports based on an analysis of 1.1 million payslips by payroll administration company Loket.nl. According to Giel Schikhof, labor relations manager at Wissenraedt Van Spaendonck, collective …

Do we even want to return to the office?
3 years, 4 months ago

Do we even want to return to the office?

Live Mint  

Offices of the pre-pandemic era may soon be relics, if employees have their way. A recent survey, Randstad Employer Brand Research 2021, which included 190,000 participants across the world, found that 52% of employees prefer working remotely to going to the office again. According to Microsoft’s first annual Work Trend Index, released last month, 74% of employees in India want …

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show
3 years, 5 months ago

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show

Dutch News  

Two more surveys on home working in the Netherlands again demonstrate that the practice is likely to continue once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, with the support of both employers and members of staff. The government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP also published a report on home working on Wednesday which showed working at home allowed people to better balance their …

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show
3 years, 5 months ago

Working from home is here to stay, two more surveys show

Dutch News  

Two more surveys on home working in the Netherlands again demonstrate that the practice is likely to continue once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, with the support of both employers and members of staff. The government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP also published a report on home working on Wednesday which showed working at home allowed people to better balance their …

Many workers don't feel safe returning to office: Trade Union
3 years, 5 months ago

Many workers don't feel safe returning to office: Trade Union

NL Times  

Many people who worked from home during the coronavirus pandemic, do not feel safe returning to their office now that this is possible again, trade union CNV found in a poll of over 900 people who returned to the office after working from home, ANP reports. Many home workers feel unsafe at the office." The trade union also wants clear …

Quarter of work-from-home lovers would rather change jobs than return to office
3 years, 6 months ago

Quarter of work-from-home lovers would rather change jobs than return to office

NL Times  

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Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research
3 years, 7 months ago

Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research

NL Times  

A quarter of people currently working remotely said they would prefer to continue working from home predominantly or fully once the coronavirus pandemic has ended. On average people want to work from home for 18 hours per week, accounting for just over two full working days, according to research by TNO. The same research also showed that last month more …

Most Dutch expect to keep working from home after pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Most Dutch expect to keep working from home after pandemic

NL Times  

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Quarter of people who can work from home still asked to go to office, union says
3 years, 11 months ago

Quarter of people who can work from home still asked to go to office, union says

NL Times  

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One in four people to work from home permanently
3 years, 11 months ago

One in four people to work from home permanently

The Telegraph  

As many as a quarter of British employees could end up working from home for good, bosses anticipate, as companies plan for permanent changes after Covid. Almost every chief finance officer - 97pc - surveyed by Deloitte expects more flexible and home working in the long-term. Sectors have been able to maintain quite a high degree of effectiveness operating from …

The Covid-19 vaccines will usher the dawn of the true hybrid office
4 years ago

The Covid-19 vaccines will usher the dawn of the true hybrid office

Wired  

Getty Images / WIRED Office workers won’t grind out a full week 9 to 5 at their strip-lit desk ever again. News of three successful vaccine trials will start to unlock re-entry to open-plan workplaces, but after Covid-19 forced white collar employees to mass work from home, employers are accepting homogeneous work habits are over, and the future of office …

70% of NL employees want to continue working from home after pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

70% of NL employees want to continue working from home after pandemic

NL Times  

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Heading back to work? Here’s what you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

Heading back to work? Here’s what you need to know

Live Mint  

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Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say
4 years, 3 months ago

Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say

The Telegraph  

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The campaign to encourage people to stop working from home is ill-judged and ill-timed
4 years, 3 months ago

The campaign to encourage people to stop working from home is ill-judged and ill-timed

The Independent  

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Working at home should be regulated in pay deals, biggest Dutch union says
4 years, 3 months ago

Working at home should be regulated in pay deals, biggest Dutch union says

Dutch News  

The FNV trade union plans to make regulations for working at home part of September’s round of pay and conditions talks, following a members’ survey. The government’s coronavirus regulations still require people to work from home if possible, despite suggestions this may change, and this makes regulation more important, the country’s biggest trade union federation said. ‘Now working from home …

Working at home should be regulated in pay deals, biggest Dutch union says
4 years, 3 months ago

Working at home should be regulated in pay deals, biggest Dutch union says

Dutch News  

The FNV trade union plans to make regulations for working at home part of September’s round of pay and conditions talks, following a members’ survey. The government’s coronavirus regulations still require people to work from home if possible, despite suggestions this may change, and this makes regulation more important, the country’s biggest trade union federation said. ‘Now working from home …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

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Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

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Dutch News  

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