WFH rules

A lot of working practices have changed forever as a result of Covid but more than three years after the pandemic started, the time has come when we must question whether all of these changes have been sensible. Let’s start with the issue of working from home. The arguments for and against this policy have become increasingly polarised. Staff say that commuting into work every day is a waste of their time and money. Many say that they are more productive when working from home because they don’t have to deal with constant interruptions from their colleagues. Some staff feel so strongly about working from home that they have changed jobs in order to avoid having to return to the office. Not all staff feel this way though. Many enjoy the camaraderie of being part of a team and feel very lonely when they have to work alone all day. Junior staff miss the opportunity to learn new skills from their more experienced colleagues. And many people who live in shared houses or have children at home do not have a quiet room at home in which to work. TWATS A third group of staff prefer to work from home…