{"id":42656,"date":"2021-12-09T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=36d7c127915caca9d4d456020d183319"},"modified":"2021-12-09T12:02:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:02:39","slug":"over-half-of-uk-workers-would-consider-quitting-if-hybrid-working-was-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/over-half-of-uk-workers-would-consider-quitting-if-hybrid-working-was-removed\/","title":{"rendered":"Over half of UK workers would consider quitting if hybrid working was removed"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Zach Marzouk<\/a><\/span>
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9 Dec, 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over half of UK workers (51%) who currently have the choice to mix remote and office working would consider quitting their job if this\u00a0hybrid<\/a>\u00a0option was removed.<\/p>\n

The pandemic has changed hybrid working from \u201cnice to have\u201d to a \u201cmust-have\u201d, according to new research from\u00a0Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0and YouGov.<\/p>\n

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\nThe findings are based on online surveys of 2,046 employees and 504 HR decision-makers (HRDMs) in the UK that was carried out between 7 and 15 October 2021. 59% of HRDMs surveyed agree hybrid working has had a positive effect on the mental wellbeing of their workforce too.<\/p>\n

Microsoft pointed to data from the\u00a0Office for National Statistics<\/a>\u00a0which revealed resignations and job-to-job moves in the UK are at their highest level in two decades, which is what some experts are calling \u201cthe great resignation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Onboarding at a new business during the pandemic has been challenging, with 36% of UK workers who started a new job since the start of the pandemic experiencing their entire onboarding process without ever setting foot in the workplace.<\/p>\n

These workers have struggled with forming working relationships (42%), not having a manager or team in the room to ask for information or guidance (33%), learning to use new\u00a0software<\/a>\u00a0and applications (24%), earning the confidence of colleagues (23%), and soaking up company culture (21%).<\/p>\n

The challenges of remote onboarding has also been recognised by HRDMs, with 36% feeling that remote onboarding makes it hard to provide effective training for starters and 35% voiced concerns about ensuring employees have easy access to the information they need. 28% were also worried about upholding their organisation\u2019s culture and reputation.<\/p>\n

Despite this, HRDMS and employees believe the long-term benefits of hybrid working outweigh these potential problems. The report found that the most pressing concerns identified by HRDMs in not having a hybrid working model were an inability to retain new talent (38%), a negative impact on\u00a0productivity<\/a>\u00a0(25%), a negative impact on wellbeing (24%), employee burnout (23%), and keeping pace with competitors (23%).<\/p>\n

37% of HRDMS who have onboarded new staff remotely said that although the process was challenging, it is resolvable with the right\u00a0technology<\/a>\u00a0solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic has proven that organisations can trust their people to be productive wherever they are,\u201d said Nick Hedderman, director of Modern Work Business Group at Microsoft UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey now have an opportunity to reshape work around individual roles, preferences and even personal lives. This is achievable through tech-enabled hybrid working models, which supports the creation of a rich digital culture to benefit everyone, helping to attract and retain top talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

This comes after\u00a0UK leaders are urging people to work from home following the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19<\/a>. Nicola Sturgeon is asking for people in Scotland to work from home until the middle of January, while Boris Johnson asked people to work from home where possible. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zach Marzouk<\/p>\n

9 Dec, 2021 <\/p>\n

Over half of UK workers (51%) who currently have the choice to mix remote and office working would consider quitting their job if this\u00a0hybrid\u00a0option was removed.
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