Half of NL residents want to keep working from home after coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Half of NL residents want to keep working from home after coronavirus crisis

NL Times  

Working from home seems to be a hit for many employees in the Netherlands. 53 percent are positive about working from home and 49 percent want to keep doing so, at least partly, after the coronavirus crisis is over, according to a survey by Nationale Vacaturebank​ and Intermediair​ among over a thousand Dutch workers, AD reports. But now that a large part of the Dutch had no other choice, we The lack of a commute is one of the main advantages of working from home, with 68 percent of respondents calling this a benefit. 61 percent said that working from home gives them more balance between work- and home life.

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Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash
10 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Is work from home ruining our mental health? Here's what an expert says
2 years, 3 months ago

Is work from home ruining our mental health? Here's what an expert says

Hindustan Times  

With Covid cases on the wane, offices are slowly opening up and many of them are adopting hybrid work model. While work from home has its own set of benefits as it saves commute time, prevents exposure to harmful pollutants and toxins, allows flexibility in routine, and may be improve productivity, experts say it takes a toll on one's mental …

Hours worked from home doubled since Covid pandemic
2 years, 5 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 …

Employers, unions agree to let people work from home if reasonable: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Employers, unions agree to let people work from home if reasonable: report

NL Times  

The right to work from home is a big step closer in the Netherlands. Employers and trade unions have agreed in the Social and Economic Council to allow employees to work from home if their request is "reasonable and fair," sources told RTL Nieuws. The right to work from home will not apply to professions in which it is difficult …

Four in 10 employees say working from home is here to stay
2 years, 9 months ago

Four in 10 employees say working from home is here to stay

Dutch News  

The coronavirus restrictions may be lifted, but four in 10 commuters say they would like to continue to work part of the week at home, according to new research. In particular, people who travel to work by public transport are more likely to want to spend time working from home, the report, drawn up by research group Newcom, said. The …

Four in 10 employees say working from home is here to stay
2 years, 9 months ago

Four in 10 employees say working from home is here to stay

Dutch News  

The coronavirus restrictions may be lifted, but four in 10 commuters say they would like to continue to work part of the week at home, according to new research. In particular, people who travel to work by public transport are more likely to want to spend time working from home, the report, drawn up by research group Newcom, said. The …

Third of NL residents would rather look for a new job than return to the office full-time
2 years, 9 months ago

Third of NL residents would rather look for a new job than return to the office full-time

NL Times  

A third of employees in the Netherlands would rather find a different job than go back to the office full-time, according to KPN's Hybrid Work Monitor that will be published on Friday. Moreover, 85 percent of employees do not want their boss to decide which days they have to go to the office. After two years of primarily working from …

Working and studying from home to become part of the post-pandemic norm
3 years, 2 months ago

Working and studying from home to become part of the post-pandemic norm

NL Times  

As a result of the coronavirus restrictions, the Dutch intend to structure working from home and online meetings into daily life after the end of of the pandemic. Twenty-five to thirty percent of students in secondary and higher education said they expect to continue participating in classes from home even after the end of the coronavirus measures, according to the …

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 …

Work from home means big infrastructure plans should be re-evaluated: Dutch planning office
3 years, 4 months ago

Work from home means big infrastructure plans should be re-evaluated: Dutch planning office

NL Times  

There will also be fewer traffic jams in the Netherlands in the long term. This is the conclusion of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency based on data research and inquiries among people who work from home. Traffic in rush hour in particular will decrease because more people will continue to work from home, according to the researchers. However, the big …

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 …

Rutte: Work at home as much as possible returns due to Delta variant
3 years, 5 months ago

Rutte: Work at home as much as possible returns due to Delta variant

NL Times  

Residents of the Netherlands will again be advised to work from home as much as possible as the country attempts to fight back against a possible fourth wave of coronavirus infections brought on by the Delta variant of the virus, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in Parliament on Wednesday. Since then, the Cabinet re-introduced limits that forced the closure …

Moms had a harder time working from home than dads
3 years, 5 months ago

Moms had a harder time working from home than dads

NL Times  

Mothers of young children had a much harder time working from home during the coronavirus lockdown than fathers did, social and cultural planning office SCP found in a study. The cabinet believes that this will benefit employees, reduce the environmental impact of commuting and potentially entice people with care responsibilities - like mothers with young children - to work more …

Many workers don't feel safe returning to office: Trade Union
3 years, 6 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 …

Support for working from home grows, just 10% back full time at the office: FNV
3 years, 6 months ago

Support for working from home grows, just 10% back full time at the office: FNV

Dutch News  

A survey by trade union federation FNV has found that just 10% of its members who work in the financial sector, business services and the civil service want to return to the office full time, now the pandemic is almost over. ‘About half the workforce were working at home during the coronavirus pandemic and they have not yet had enough,’ …

Support for working from home grows, just 10% back full time at the office: FNV
3 years, 6 months ago

Support for working from home grows, just 10% back full time at the office: FNV

Dutch News  

A survey by trade union federation FNV has found that just 10% of its members who work in the financial sector, business services and the civil service want to return to the office full time, now the pandemic is almost over. ‘About half the workforce were working at home during the coronavirus pandemic and they have not yet had enough,’ …

Only 10 percent of home-based workers want to return to office full time: FNV
3 years, 6 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 …

Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research
3 years, 8 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 …

Here's how working from home makes you more productive
3 years, 8 months ago

Here's how working from home makes you more productive

Hindustan Times  

The great work-from-home experiment occasioned by the pandemic has divided opinion in the corporate suite and sparked endless debates about whether employees work as effectively from the kitchen table as they do from the office. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon has called the new arrangements “an aberration” that the investment bank will “correct as quickly as …

Expats in NL worried about work, mental health during pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Expats in NL worried about work, mental health during pandemic

NL Times  

The coronavirus pandemic was a blow to most everyone, and it especially affected the expat community in the Netherlands, according to a survey by the International Community Advisory Platform among 2,350 people from 104 different countries living in the Netherlands. 24 percent of respondents said they knew of "one or two" expats who did leave the country, but most only …

Most Dutch expect to keep working from home after pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

Most Dutch expect to keep working from home after pandemic

NL Times  

About 40 percent of Netherlands residents are currently working from home, at least part of the week. About 75 percent of them expect they will continue to work from home, full-time or near-full-time, after the coronavirus pandemic is over, according to a survey of 1,250 Dutch employees by market researcher Telecompaper, ANP reports. Many Dutch workers still don't have a …

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  

27 percent of people who can work from home are still asked by their employers to come into the office. 43 percent still go in to the office at least part of the week, according to a survey trade union did among 1,200 of its members who are able to work from home, Trouw reports. "While we are working hard …

One in four people to work from home permanently
4 years 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 …

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  

A massive 70 percent of employees who are currently working mostly from home want to continue doing so after the coronavirus crisis is over. Despite employees wishes, few employers currently have a policy that facilitates working from home on a structural basis, the union said. It is high time that they started working on it quickly, because working from home …

How work from home has impacted the productivity of an employee
4 years, 1 month ago

How work from home has impacted the productivity of an employee

India Today  

Being locked down during a pandemic situation makes many anxious and stressed. Rather, we were/ are at home during a pandemic crisis, trying to work in the most productive manner possible!’ Let’s first understand how work from home could be productive and efficient in a normal situation. Post pandemic with lockdown imposed by various national governments, organizations are left with …

Unlock 5: Why work from home is the new normal?
4 years, 3 months ago

Unlock 5: Why work from home is the new normal?

India Today  

With a series of changes bought by Covid-19 across all sectors of business and the way of life, the pandemic is nothing short of a revolutionary phase the world has witnessed in the recent past. Embracing work from home even after restrictions ease Before witnessing the pandemic and the prolonged lockdown, the work from home culture was not so popular …

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  

The Government’s drive to get workers back to the office has been dealt a fresh blow as new research reveals almost two thirds of employers believe staff are at least as productive when they work from home. More than half of workers expect they will never return to working five days a week in the office, separate research by broadband …

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?
4 years, 4 months ago

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?

ABC  

One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift of around half the workforce to working at home. If working from home eliminated an hour of commuting, without changing time spent on work or reducing production, the result would be equivalent to a 13 per cent increase in productivity. A study by Harvard and …

We may prefer working from home but most of us will go back to the office in the end
4 years, 4 months ago

We may prefer working from home but most of us will go back to the office in the end

The Independent  

Only one in six staff have returned to the office in British cities, according to one survey – and the government’s desperation to raise that number prompted one anonymous cabinet minister to say something foolish about working from home: “Companies will realise some people weren’t working as hard as they thought. Even without the threatening language, Boris Johnson’s attempt to …

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

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

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  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work
4 years, 6 months ago

What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work

BBC  

What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work Getty Images The Netherlands may have figured out something about working from home that the rest of the world has yet to learn. It was eye-opening because I’d taken these things for granted - Yvo van Doorn “Dutch people had certain advantages when we went into lockdown,” explains van Doorn, …

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home

India Today  

The changing dynamics of the workspace landscape under the pressure of Covid-19 outbreak has put a halt to the long debate on whether allowing employees to work from home augments their productivity or curtails it, by putting it to a practical test overnight, that too on a world-wide scale. With digital offices becoming the new normal in 2020, companies all …

Working from home polarizing; 25% hate it, especially managers
4 years, 6 months ago

Working from home polarizing; 25% hate it, especially managers

NL Times  

Opinions in the Netherlands are divided on working from home. Especially managers and supervisors are finding the home office a dissatisfying experience, according to a survey by Arbo Unie, BNR reports. According to Jan van den Hoogen, those who don't like working from home mainly miss the social aspect of going to work. This requires new policies - working from …

Is work from home feasible in the long run?
4 years, 6 months ago

Is work from home feasible in the long run?

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdowns have made work from home an imperative for several industries. In a conversation moderated by K. Bharat Kumar, Ashwini Deshpande and Ramkumar Ramamoorthy discuss whether work from home is likely to become a constant even in a post-COVID future. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy : While much of the focus seems to be on work from …

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says
4 years, 7 months ago

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says

Dutch News  

The government must do more to encourage home working and cycling to prevent chaos on the roads when all coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the cabinet’s most important advisory group SER said on Thursday. It also recommends officials carry out a major research project into the ‘biggest home working experiment’ which has ever taken place. ‘We have to use this phase …

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says
4 years, 7 months ago

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says

Dutch News  

The government must do more to encourage home working and cycling to prevent chaos on the roads when all coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the cabinet’s most important advisory group SER said on Thursday. It also recommends officials carry out a major research project into the ‘biggest home working experiment’ which has ever taken place. ‘We have to use this phase …

More Netherlands residents satisfied with working from home
4 years, 7 months ago

More Netherlands residents satisfied with working from home

NL Times  

Since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in the Netherlands, the people who work from home became more satisfied about the way they work, according to a survey by Nationale-Nederlanden and Crunchr among nearly 2 thousand people working from home, ANP reports. When the lockdown was implemented, 83 percent of respondents said they can work well from home. People who …

Dutch expect to work from home more, even after coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch expect to work from home more, even after coronavirus crisis

NL Times  

Many Netherlands residents expect that the coronavirus crisis will permanently affect their commute behavior and the way they work. A quarter of those who started working from home due to the crisis expect they will continue to do so in the future, and a third think they'll hold remote meetings more often, according to a study by the Knowledge Institute …

Work from Home in the time of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Work from Home in the time of COVID-19

The Hindu  

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent work-from-home imperatives and lockdowns have led to significant economic disruptions around the world. The figure highlights the negative association between the two dimensions — the greater the need for human proximity, the lower is the suitability of the occupation to work from home. For example, occupations with highest suitability to work …

If you're working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, who's responsible for your safety?
4 years, 9 months ago

If you're working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, who's responsible for your safety?

ABC  

More and more employees in Australia are being encouraged or directed to work from home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. "If it is not safe, and often we work in non-ideal home workspaces, then employers should not let employees work in that space." "Employers could find a way to let employees salary sacrifice purchasing office furniture or provide …

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