UK Business Secretary Says Right To Work From Home Boosts Productivity (bbc.com)
(Tuesday September 17, 2024 @11:25AM (msmash)
from the how-about-that dept.)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/09/17/157254/uk-business-secretary-says-right-to-work-from-home-boosts-productivity
- Source link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz04mr4l90do
[1]Bruce66423 writes:
> Allowing flexible working and working from home [2]creates a more productive, loyal workforce , the business secretary has said. In an interview with the Times, Jonathan Reynolds said employers "need to judge people on outcomes and not a culture of presenteeism." Labour is poised to unveil its Employment Rights Bill, which includes measures such as a right to "disconnect" outside working hours, a ban on zero-hours contracts and allowing workers to compress their contracted hours into fewer working days.
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> Business groups have raised concerns about the plans, warning it could push up the cost of hiring staff and have the unintended consequence of ending overtime. However, Reynolds said Labour's plans to address workers' rights should not be alarming for business leaders. Since April, workers have had the right -- introduced under the previous government -- to ask for flexible working as soon as they start a job, but firms do not have to agree.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~Bruce66423
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz04mr4l90do
> Allowing flexible working and working from home [2]creates a more productive, loyal workforce , the business secretary has said. In an interview with the Times, Jonathan Reynolds said employers "need to judge people on outcomes and not a culture of presenteeism." Labour is poised to unveil its Employment Rights Bill, which includes measures such as a right to "disconnect" outside working hours, a ban on zero-hours contracts and allowing workers to compress their contracted hours into fewer working days.
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> Business groups have raised concerns about the plans, warning it could push up the cost of hiring staff and have the unintended consequence of ending overtime. However, Reynolds said Labour's plans to address workers' rights should not be alarming for business leaders. Since April, workers have had the right -- introduced under the previous government -- to ask for flexible working as soon as they start a job, but firms do not have to agree.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~Bruce66423
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz04mr4l90do
Here's what we did (Score:1)
by CEC-P ( 10248912 )
Implemented EXTREMELY basic benchmarks for "work done" performance, per department so we can compare between employees to see who's anomalously slow.
Typing test for all non-field workers before we even consider hiring them
That's it. That's literally all we did and WFH people are just as productive. It's that hard.
Do you like cheap gas? (Score:1)
than you like Work from home. Because a big reason gas prices are low (inflation adjusted they're the same as when Reagan won his 2nd term) is because WfH reduced gas demand substantially. EVs helped too, but WfH was a big factor as well.
Want $3/gallon? How about $2/gallon? Well, you can have it, with WfH.
Re: Do you like cheap gas? (Score:2)
I personally find that I need the social contact I get from working in the office along with the time alone to get things done without interruption.