Briefing: Productivity vs staff wellbeing – the homeworking conundrum

By Katie Scott2020-11-26T09:26:00

Productivity gains should not be at the detriment to employee wellness, especially as the pandemic presents a ‘mental health timebomb’

A dominant side effect of mass home working appears to be a boost in productivity – but how healthy is this really? Time that was previously spent commuting is often now being spent working, with extra hours being tacked on to the beginning or end of an employee’s working day.

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