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NO GOING BACK: New report shows workers reject return to office grind
Released: Tuesday 1 March 2022
New research shines light on future of work
Released: Tuesday 2 February 2021
Seven in ten workers are in no hurry to return to the office, even if they miss those water cooler moments
Released: Thursday 10 December 2020
In the news
The Times
Go to the office or work from home — is hybrid work a godsend or a two-headed monster?
FULL ARTICLE (pay wall)
The Conversation
COVID a year on: inequalities and anxieties about returning to workplaces are becoming clearer
Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposal on remote working
Dr Jane Parry gives oral evidence before the Welsh Government on proposals for remote working
Campaign for Social Science
Putting meaningful work at the centre of lockdown learning: using hybrid and flexible work to sustain productivity and meet employees’ needs for work-life balance and sociability by Dr Jane Parry
BBC Radio Solent
Our lead researcher Dr Jane Parry spoke to BBC Radio Solent about early findings and thoughts on productivity whilst working from home during lockdown.
The Conversation
Remote working is here to stay – but that doesn’t mean the end of offices or city centres.
BBC Radio 4 – You and Yours
Dr Jane Parry spoke to BBC Radio 4’s consumer affair programme ‘You and Yours’ about young people in shared households and working from home.
The Guardian
We don't always have a good day at the office, but home working leaves a lot to be desired. Escaping the glass and steel can feel liberating, but companies thrive on person-to-person interaction.
The Conversation
As CIPD calls for flex on day one in a new job, employers have a rare opportunity to redefine flexible working.
BBC World Service – Business Daily
Dr Zofia Bajorek spoke to the BBC World Service’s Business Daily about workers’ experiences with homeworking in lockdown.
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