Key Themes Biggest challenge and the impact these challenges had on you? When current restrictions end, what aspects • Boredom / lack of direction of your working from home experience • Lack of boundaries between work and would you like to stop or reduce? downtime • The increased workload / meetings • IT / connection issues • Nothing – enjoy working from home What worries you most • Distractions / interruptions • Working much longer hours about coming back to the office? • Mental health suffering • Costs of working from home • Catching coronavirus risks • Increased workload / hours • Feeling of isolation / lack of social time • Cleanliness / hygiene • Stress / frustration • Not being able to social distance • Using public transport to commute / cost of commute • Childcare provisions • Social distancing feasibility What are you most looking forward to about • More stress The biggest benefit to me working from home coming back to the office? • Too many people in office has been: • Flexi-time • Communal area cleanliness • Efficiency with less travel • Less unnecessary travel / commuting • More contact with people • Save time / money on commute • More working from home • Work / life balance improvements • Less commuting for carbon footprint • More productive / less chat • More flexibility around start/finish times • More family time / exercise • Better work / life balance • Flexible hours • More virtual meetings via Teams • Microsoft Teams use increased • More trust Company Capability
Further work to determine how we take this forward TRUST POLICY, PROCESSES CULTURE AND BEHAVIOURS & PRACTICALITIES • Choose where / when to work • Confidence in office set-up (trials) • Come together to collaborate • Co-ordinating access to offices • 'Permission' to set boundaries • Performance management fit for remote teams • Managing remote teams • Clarity of expectations around what / where / when Company Capability
Office Re-Opening Timeline - Griffiths • Hive Survey Results now in • W/C 3 rd August – Physical Office Reviews & Trial Planning • W/C 10 th August – Small Scale Trials at selected offices • To include Fire Drills • Staggered starts • Coffee machines/communal areas • Visitors, etc. • W/C 17 th August – Continue Trials with actions in place • W/C 31 st August – Up to 40% re-opening as initial plan Company Capability
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