HomeworkingSolutions
Theworking from home revolution
As companies equip their teams to make working from home a permanent solution, Stephen Roberts from office power, connectivity and ergonomics specialist CMD Ltddiscusses the opportunities for electrical wholesalers.
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ne of the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to create the biggest working from home experiment the world has ever seen. Companies that had previously avoided
allowing their employees to work from home have discovered that their preconceptions on the matter were wide of the mark. In fact, for many, enabling teams to work from home has led to increased productivity as commute time becomes work time, technology enables wider collaboration and improved flexibility in the working day delivers enhanced motivation and wellbeing. With lockdown eased and teams returning to offices, it is easy to assume that the world will tip back into life as we knew it, and that homeworking will, once again, be the preserve of the privileged few. The reality, however, is very different, which creates an opportunity for the electrical wholesale sector to generate sales from products targeted specifically at a dynamic homeworking market.
32 | electrical wholesalerOctober 2020
Returning to work – but not as they knew it Firstly, employers are facing the challenge of reconfiguring their existing office spaces to accommodate their team while providing a safe, socially- distanced workplace. For office environments that were operating on a high-density model before the pandemic, this is a circle that’s difficult to square.
Secondly, many office workers that had a taste of working from home
during lockdown are now reluctant to return to the old routines of long commutes and tiresome presenteeism. While some may miss the socialisation and face-to-face collaboration of the office environment, many will be keen to continue working from home some or all of the time, where they can avoid the interruptions of the office and work around other commitments. Finally, employers have learned that, rather than providing an opportunity for employees to put their feet up and relax, working from
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