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Half of staff 'work better away'

Almost half of employees believe that they work more effectively remotely, but only 8% of managers trust their staff to work out of the office, according to research conducted by YouGov.

The research, commissioned by BT Business and Nortel, revealed that 42% of staff feel that they could work better remotely but, despite all kinds of new technology, business owners are reluctant to allow their staff to work away from the office.

With many small businesses struggling in the current crisis SME owners are being advised that being flexible and allowing staff to work remotely could provide their firm with a boost.

John Wright, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “This boils down to a matter of trust. In the current climate, small firms need to be operating at full stretch. Last week’s bad weather demonstrated the need for British businesses to enable their employees to be productive, wherever they are.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .