| Employers don’t equate long hours with productivity |
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| | T-Mobile has released
research revealing that
the majority of
employers (59%) do not
consider how late
employees stay in the
office as an indication
of how hard they are
working and nearly half
(46%) of employers do
not reward those who
work late or out of
hours. The research
raises questions over
the need for workers to
stay late in an effort
to impress the boss, and
shows that UK bosses are
increasingly aware of
the possibility of
employees working
productively on their
own terms, rather than
spending excessive
amounts of time in the
office.
To accompany this
research, T-Mobile has
worked with Kingston | |
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| | Business School to
produce a report
examining changing work
practices in the UK. The
Demise of the Desk
Hugger report
investigates evolving
employer and employee
attitudes to the UK’s
long hours working
culture and the impact
that an increase in
flexible working can
have on the management
and motivation of an
organisation’s staff.
Professor Christine
Edwards, professor of
human resource
management at Kingston
University Business
School and author of the
Demise of the Desk
Hugger report,
commented: “In light of
recent legislation
extending flexible
working rights to more
employees, now is the | |
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| | T-Mobile UK, said: “It
is encouraging to see
that employers are
increasingly aware that
staff do not need to
spend all night in the
office to be productive
and do their jobs
effectively. In fact
we’ve found that people
think they are more
productive when they
work away from the
office, and mobile
working has a clear role
to play in tackling the
UK’s notorious long
hours culture. These
findings are good news
for all those who
already enjoy the
flexibility of working
outside of the office,
and give food for
thought to those
employers considering
how to increase
productivity without
damaging morale.”
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The research also
found that although
employers are
increasingly investing
in mobile working tools
to increase productivity
and provide staff with
the ability to work
effectively out of the
office, they are facing
some HR challenges which
they need to overcome.
The T-Mobile report
gives practical guidance
and tips to employers
and HR managers on how
to ensure workers are
happy, motivated and
productive when working
out of the office.
The research,
undertaken by Vanson
Bourne on behalf of
T-Mobile, surveyed over
500 businesses with
fewer than 250 employees
across the UK,
uncovering some of the
challenges they face in | |
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| | time for all employers
to consider how they can
get the best out of
their mobile workers.
During any economic
climate, but
particularly during a
downturn, it is in the
interest of businesses
to ensure they are
keeping their staff
happy and productive.
Employers need to ensure
they offer the best
mobile technology and
support to make things
as easy as possible for
their mobile workforce.”
Ollie Chivers, head
of business marketing at | |
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