One in 10 employees are working from pubs or beaches
No wonder they want to stay out of the office! One in 10 employees are working from pubs or beaches as survey reveals most want to continue working from home at least some of the week
- The survey of 2,000 workers was conducted by the technology giant Huawei
- Almost nine out of ten staff want to work from home for at least part of the week
- Three out of five members of staff said they were happier working from home
- More than half said working remotely had positive impact on their mental health
Around one in ten office-based staff are working from a beach or pub, a new survey has revealed.
A survey of 2,000 workers conducted by the technology giant Huawei has shown that staff have found more relaxed environments to carry out their work and almost nine out of ten want to continue working from home for at least part of the week.
The study, which provided a fresh insight into how the world of work will be changing amid the pandemic, also found three out of five respondents say they would prefer to work remotely for at least three days a week.
Many of those working from home said they were setting up their workstation in difference rooms, or in the garden or local park.
A survey of 2,000 staff by Huawei has revealed that almost nine out of ten workers want to continue working from home for at least part of the week and one in ten are working from a beach or pub. (Stock image)
Three out of five said they were happier working from home and more than half said being able to choose where they set up to work has had a positive impact on their mental health.
The results of the study comes after the Health Secretary Matt Hancock today suggested there was no reason for staff to continue working from home and said the chances of catching Covid-19 at work were ‘relatively low’.
Mr Hancock said official data showed that the virus was being passed on when multiple households met and that household transmission was ‘the root of passing on this virus in this country’.
When asked if the UK would follow in the footsteps of France and require face masks to be worn in all workplaces he said ‘we are not currently considering doing that’.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast the health secretary said: ‘We constantly look at the scientific advice and the answer here is that we are not currently considering doing that.
‘And the reason is that the evidence from NHS Test and Trace that we were talking about for where people catch the disease is that very largely they catch it from one household meeting another household, usually in one of their homes.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today said the chances of catching Covid-19 at work were ‘relatively low’
‘So it is that household transmission that is the core, the root of passing on this virus in this country.
‘The amount of people who have caught it in workplaces is relatively low, we think, from the evidence that we have got.’
From September 1, France will require staff to wear face coverings in all shared and enclosed workspaces, including in corridors and lobbies.
It comes as cases have spiked in France, particularly among those aged 25 to 35. Last week 16,546 new cases were recorded, compared to another 11,251 infections the week before.
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