TECH-XPLORING; THE FUTURE OF REMOTE WORKING

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Published 27th Aug 2020, 16:02 BST
Updated 28th Aug 2020, 09:27 BST

RESEARCH REVEALS DESK-BASED WORKERS WANT A FLEXIBLE FUTURE AS LEADINGPSYCHOLOGIST COINS NEW TERM TO DESCRIBE INCREASING REMOTE WORKING TREND

  • Work/home balance: Majority of workers in the UK who are desk-based (88%) want to continue working from home at least part of the week and more than half of those (60%) want to work remotely three days or more
  • Tech is key: 87% agree that technology has given them a digital passport to work more flexibly
  • Hot-desking: Workers with desk-based jobs work remotely from an average of three different places each week, with only a third (30%) logging on from the same place every day – with young adults aged 18-24 the most location mobile
  • Type and tan: 86% of respondents have set up their workstation outdoors recently, with 37% logging on from their garden, 16% from the park and more than one in ten (12%) from their balconies
  • The study was commissioned by Huawei to better understand the flexible working habits of the nation, as it launches a new range of ultra-portable MateBook laptops which combine beautiful design with powerhouse performance – to truly enable a remote-working future

Following a national shift towards increased remote working, a new study by Huawei, the leading global technology company, has revealed that the overwhelming majority of desk-based workers in the UK* 88%) want to continue working from home for at least one day a week. Of those keen to keep a remote/ office mix, a massive 60% would like to work remotely for a minimum of three days a week and 17% want to be out of the office for the full five days.

The success of the country’s flexible working has been reliant on a good tech foundation – with almost nine in ten (87%) desk-based workers agreeing that great tech is the key to working from anywhere. Fast broadband (76%), reliability (62%) and long battery life (42%) are the qualities those surveyed say they need from their tech devices, including laptops and phones, to enable them to work from wherever they want. In addition, almost nine in ten (87%) said that video meetings are just as effective for getting the job done, suggesting there is more room for Zoom in workdays of the future.