"While hybrid working is still increasing in popularity, attitudes persist among some employers that remote working reduces productivity, visibility and creativity. As a result, many workplaces are requiring a return to fully on-site working. This approach, however, is not supported by research into hybrid working (a mix of working at home and on-site) which suggests productivity is not damaged and that it can also improve job satisfaction."
"I have studied the experiences of disabled and neurodivergent people who work from home, so I know how life-changing having a flexible job can be. One interviewee in my research told me: "I can sustain my productivity and, from my point of view, that means I can work better." Another said: "I don't have to mask [attempt to hide autistic traits] at home. So there's just a huge drop in ... general anxiety and tension.""
Home-based working in the UK has fallen from 49% during the COVID peak to about 14% currently. Hybrid working remains popular, but some employers believe remote work reduces productivity, visibility and creativity and are pushing returns to full on-site schedules. Research into hybrid working finds productivity is not harmed and job satisfaction can improve. Home working offers disabled and neurodivergent people greater opportunities to gain and retain productive employment. Approximately 24% of working-age people are disabled, with a 54% employment rate among disabled people. Stigma and fear of repercussions discourage some disabled workers from requesting remote-work adjustments. Employers need to manage networking, social contact and presenteeism risks.
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