Londoners would rather work from home

According to them, this is much safer and more practical than going to the office every day.

A significant proportion (43%) of London employees want to work locally for all or part of the time in the future, according to a survey commissioned by flexible workspace operator Spacemade.

The most popular option was found to be working 2-3 days a week from a local workspace (61%) and 2-3 days from company headquarters.

Only 15% want to work remotely full-time, although 93% would like to work at least one day a week remotely.

“Working from home has become more popular.”

Jonny Rosenblatt, co-founder of Spacemade said; “The momentum for flexible working has grown steadily over the last decade. Despite the fact that a decade before, we thought it was something reserved for freelancers or people who for some reason could not go to the office.”

“Employers have accepted an increase in condensed hours and staggered hours and occasional work from home.”

“The coronavirus is accelerating this change in an unprecedented way and signals a significant change in the future role of the central office and flexible work patterns.”

“Companies are now more flexible with working from home.”

Dan Silverman, the co-founder of Spacemade, said: “At the beginning of the year we expected an increase in the ‘work close to home’ model over the next five years and instead it happened in a few months. The lockdown and months of working from home have shown that you no longer need to be at the head office full time.”

“Similarly, economic uncertainty means that organizations are now more sensitive to their real estate costs and will seek more flexible ways to manage their long-term office requirements.”

“High-quality office space will be more important than ever. London headquarters will have an even bigger role to play as a collaborative and productive space for teams to come together and exchange information and ideas, but after COVID-19 there will have to be a stronger purpose for people to travel every day.”

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