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             • 68% of employers will base promotions on physical presence in the office


             • But 73% of workers feel more productive at home
















































          the fact that the nature of an individual’s job     “Nonetheless, aside from the retention and
          will impact productivity both at home and in        recruitment issues that could be created by
          the office. Some tasks are far more effective       sticking to the corporate sentiment of remote
          in a different environment and this needs           working being at the expense of career
          to be factored in when choosing where               progression, the productivity conundrum is
          staff should work from. And such working            also set to be exacerbated. The UK is facing a
          arrangements should be purposeful when it           fundamental productivity crisis at the moment,
          comes to building company culture, managing         but employers and employees are seemingly
          multi-generational workforces and bringing          at odds around what an optimal set up looks
          early-in-career talent who might need more          like. If people are more productive at home,
          touchpoints with experienced colleagues than        they shouldn’t have limited career progression
          others, for example. All in all it undoubtedly      opportunities, inadvertently or not.”
          is a balancing act, yet when done well it can
          yield great results.





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