New research from Slack highlights the ongoing disconnect between UK business leaders and employees when it comes to hybrid work, with the average worker only spending the equivalent of one day a week focused on deep work. The report is based on a survey of 1,650 UK knowledge workers and 350 IT decision makers, with the aim of identifying the barriers and opportunities that are presented by hybrid work.
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Jabra’s report finds that belonging, motivation, productivity, trust, work-life balance, and mental well-being are all positively impacted by increasing employees’ ability to control where and when they work. The report indicates that leaders must find ways to maximise employee autonomy while addressing the social, health and technological barriers associated with hybrid working.
The institute for the future of work explains that deriving benefits from technology adoption for businesses and workers is in large part dependent on approaches to design and deployment. There is growing evidence that new technologies could have significant social and material impacts on work, job quality and ultimately wider society.
This report by the think-tank Autonomy explains that an overtime “epidemic” driven by the rise in home working during the pandemic must be curtailed with new right to disconnect laws. Unpaid labour is a growing problem in the UK, exacerbated by home working during the pandemic. The report proposes draft legislation to implement a ‘right to disconnect’ based on French law, which ensures respect for employee rest periods and allows them to ignore work calls and emails outside of working hours.
KPMG details the lessons businesses can take from the current global pandemic, particularly focused on the long-term impact on how we work.
This working paper report from the Harvard Business School showcases just how the future of work is enabling us to work (and live) from anywhere with increased flexibility.
This report from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks at the rising number of employees working long hours - sometimes earning high salaries or overtime pay, but too often not - and the implications for individuals, families, businesses and the US economy.