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12 Tips for Working From Home

Achievers

For some people, working from home can be a big change and a new concept to adapt to. For those who work from home occasionally, or even frequently, it can still be a new experience if your entire team is working remotely too. There are numerous benefits that come with working from home.

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Council employees working from home are committing fraud with second job

Workplace Insight

The UK Government’s National Fraud Initiative is looking into a number of local authority employees who have been caught ‘moonlighting’ while they were supposed to be working from home for the council. It concluded that: “The pandemic created this risk when it normalised working from home and hybrid working.

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Home Sweet … Ergonomic Workspace. Why wellbeing and comfort matters when you work from home

Workplace Insight

Working from home offers a host of benefits: flexible hours, avoiding the commute, and the comfort of your own pyjamas (within reason, of course). While ergonomics might seem less crucial in your home office, it’s just as important as in a traditional office setting. It is also about management.

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Working from home won’t last forever… will it?

Workplace Insight

The so-called return to office and pushback on working from home seems to be the must-talk topic on workplace strategy right now; a heated debate ignited by Zoom’s recent call to reduce remote working days for its employees. A few have even asked if this move will ‘burst the bubble’ on remote work.

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51% of staff would sacrifice benefits to work from home

Employee Benefits

More than half (51%) of employees would sacrifice other benefits in order to be able to work from home, according to research by flexible office business Space32. More than half (53%) agreed employers have the right to ask their teams to return to the office five days a week.

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FCA manager loses full-time work from home claim

Employee Benefits

A woman who launched a tribunal claim after her request to work from home full time was rejected has lost her case. Elizabeth Wilson worked as a manager at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and had been working entirely from home since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020.

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Working from home: 3 essential tips to support remote employee wellbeing

Employee Benefits

In today’s evolving work landscape, where remote and home-based work has become the norm, employers are presented with a fresh set of challenges and opportunities. As the boundaries between work and personal life blur, it’s crucial for employers to recognise the impact this shift has on employee wellbeing.