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Almost a million people in the UK cannot do their jobs because of back or neck issues, and that leads to other problems

Induction and onboarding have been challenging during the successive lockdowns, with consequences for both new starters and organisations.

With staff coming to expect new ways of working to remain permanent, here are five ways businesses can improve the employee experience

The vast majority of those polled said they got more done at home but prolonged isolation that comes from not being around colleagues does take a ...

For many years studies have suggested that remote work is more productive than office-based work. What has the mass remote work experiment conducted during the pandemic taught us?

Remote working: Why some people are less productive at home than others Why would working from home have made most people more productive, but some less so? (Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire) Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for su...

Many companies do not routinely measure productivity. A large number will have traditionally assumed that they get the highest output when staff work longer hours or under close supervision, but remote working is clearly causing some to re-evaluate this. If organisations want to ensure that employees are productive working from home, the value of investing in measures to support psychological wellbeing is very clear.  Has working at home during lockdown made people more productive or not? Th...

Remote working: why some people are less productive at home than others – new research Production line 2021. Helena Lopes Sunday, May 2, 2021 8:05 AM UTC Has working at home during lockdown made people more productive or not? This has been the subject of some lively debate recently. Many companies do not routinely measure productivity. A large number will have traditionally assumed that they get the highest output when staff work longer hours or under close supervision, but remote working i...

You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. Many companies do not routinely measure productivity. A large number will have traditionally assumed that they get the highest output when staff work longer hours or under close supervision, but remote working is clearly causing some to re-evaluate this. Major firms, for instance professional services group PwC, have been sufficiently impressed to make remote working a permanent option for their staff. On the other h...