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MORE than a third of people in Reading worked from home at some point last year, new figures suggest.

Around two in five people in Watford worked from home at some point last year, new figures suggest.

Submitting... Rise in home working in Preston during pandemic This was up significantly from 13 per cent in 2019, but below the UK average average of 37 per cent last year – though rates differed significantly. The figures are based on the ONS's annual population survey. They show that in the London borough of Richmond, 71% of people worked from home last year, while just nine per cent did in South Ayrshire, in Scotland. Across the UK, 26 per cent of people worked at home at some point in the week they were surveyed – more than double that of 2019. The TUC says this trend could lead to a ...

AROUND three in 10 people in Bradford worked from home at some point last year, new figures suggest.

FLEXIBLE working should be available for all and not just those working from home, the TUC said today after a government research group reported on remote working. The Flexible Working Task Force is drawing up guidance, expected to be published before lockdown restrictions are due to end next month, to support the emergence of hybrid ways of working during the Covid-19 pandemic. Taskforce co-chair Peter Cheese said that the crisis had demonstrated that people could work productively away from traditional settings, with a majority of firms reporting that home working had either improved ...