| 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
Business School to | |
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| | 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
time for all employers to | |
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| | 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.”
The research also
found that although
employers are
increasingly investing in | |
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| | 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 the slowing
economy. | |
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| | 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
T-Mobile UK, said: “It is
encouraging to see that
employers are | |
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