King's College report suggests implementing predictable or set hours, compressed days, job sharing and school term-time working.
Employers risk creating an unhealthy working culture in the post-pandemic world by embracing remote work without true flexibility, a survey led by King’s College London found.
Businesses need to avoid giving the illusion of flexibility while still expecting staff to put in long hours and be responsive at irregular times, according to research by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at KCL and employee advisory firm Karian and Box.
Almost all organizations polled said they are planning for a future involving hybrid work -- split between home and office locations -- though just 36% are redesigning job roles with more flexibility in mind. Without more targeted support, parents and carers in particular risk erasing the boundaries between work and home life and seeing their workload increase, the survey said.
Workers and employers around the world are grappling with new ways of operating after a year that has seen many step away from the office to slow the spread of Covid-19. About a third of working adults in the U.K. are currently operating full-time from home, according to Office for National Statistics data.
Of the 254 organizations surveyed by King’s College, 90% said they had increased support for working at home, with about three quarters doing more to help their staff work flexibly.
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