Home Working: Third of UK Office Staff Work from Home

Home working more than doubled in the UK when comparing 2019 to 2022, a statistic highlighting the seismic shift in the national workforce.

With Covid leaving a lasting legacy in terms of where companies feel their staff work best, the amount of businesses switching to a home-based workforce (as opposed to an office) has leapt from 4.7 million between October and December 2019 to 9.9 million between January and March 2022.

These Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures support the City of London’s proposal to repurpose office buildings now left empty because of the pandemic.

Almost a third of the UK’s office-based workforce is still working remotely at least part of the week, highlighting the importance of catering for those working from home, and making them feel included in the business operations.

This is why a remote workstation assessment becomes an invaluable tool for any business that has remote employees.

Onhealth has a dedicated team of medical professionals on hand to provide rigorous assessments of home work set-ups, and offer advice and guidance on mitigating any potential injuries associated with inappropriate workstations.

This is an incredibly useful employee benefit, leading to more positive relationships between employee and employer, as well as reducing the potential for sick days and the development of longer-term injuries.

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