DOES WORKING FROM HOME MAKE YOU MORE PRODUCTIVE?
Employees who work remotely are actually likely to be more productive, according to a recent study led by the University of Cardiff.
Those who work from home put in more hours than if they were in the office, and are more likely to go above and beyond what is required.
There are more than four million people in Britain who spend at least half their time working from home, according to the latest figures.
Those who work from home put in more hours than if they were in the office and are more likely to go above and beyond what is required (stock image)
The researchers examined the responses of around 15,000 working people supplied in 2001, 2006 and 2012.
Professor Alan Felstead, the study’s lead author, from Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences, said: ‘The evidence suggests that remote workers are over-compensating to prove to their colleagues they are not in their pyjamas at home and prove to their employers they are a safe pair of hands willing to go the extra mile in return for the discretion an employer gives them to work at home or in a remote location.’
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