Does working from home make you a lazy git?

This week a well known British businessman and celebrity, Alan Sugar, sparked debate when he tweeted that the new PwC summer working policy, which allows all staff to take Friday afternoons off in June, July & August, was 'a bloody joke'.

It's clear that Lord Sugar is not a fan of the new hybrid ways of working that are emerging stronger than ever since the pandemic.

But sad news for Lord Sugar - a recent study that tracks happiness at work has shown that working remotely is strongly linked to happiness at work. The ability to work remotely increases employee happiness by as much as 20%, it said.

And happiness means better productivity.

Among the many findings, it showed of all the age categories that millenials were happiest when working remotely.

It seems like organisations need to listen to their staff if they are going to survive in this brave new post-pandemic world.

Tracking Happiness founder Hugo Huijer commented on the results: “Our study shows that employees who have the ability to work from home are happier than those that don’t. On top of this finding, we saw a strong negative correlation between commute times and employee happiness.”

Huijer added: “In that sense, companies can improve employee happiness by simply allowing them to work from home more. Not only does this benefit the environmental footprint of your company, but it also helps improve employee morale.”

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