{"id":118138,"date":"2021-03-23T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=118138"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:54:08","slug":"seven-in-10-office-workers-want-colleagues-jabbed-before-ditching-work-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/seven-in-10-office-workers-want-colleagues-jabbed-before-ditching-work-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven in 10 office workers want colleagues jabbed before ditching work from home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven in 10 office workers believe colleagues should only be allowed back at their desks when they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, research has revealed.<\/p>\n

A survey of 1,000 UK office workers who are currently on furlough or are working from home revealed more than half (51 per cent) can\u2019t wait to head back in to do their job.<\/p>\n

But HR teams may have to consider rewriting their guidelines, after 71 per cent said staff should only be allowed back in the office once they have been vaccinated.<\/p>\n

And the days of a full week in the office are likely to be over if companies want to keep their staff happy.<\/p>\n

The research revealed 81 per cent want their bosses to allow them to work from home when they want to, with office workers typically only wanting to venture in for two days per week.<\/p>\n

However, almost three quarters (73 per cent) don\u2019t know when they will be allowed to return – with 69 per cent calling on the government to provide more clarity on the situation.<\/p>\n

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The research was revealed by private Covid-19 testing company Medicspot [ https:\/\/www.medicspot.co.uk\/covid-test ], as the UK\u2019s vaccine rollout and lockdown measures prove to be a roaring success in the fight against Covid-19, with hospitalisations at the lowest rate since September. <\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Medicspot said: \u201cThe pandemic has transformed the way office workers carry out their job, and thanks to technology and good company practices the majority of the people surveyed have enjoyed their \u2018WFH\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nation\u2019s fightback against the virus is working and people want to be able to see their colleagues face-to-face again \u2013 but they also want bosses to be more flexible after proving they can do their job from the kitchen table.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study also found 41 per cent think their productivity has improved while working from home, with a fifth (19 per cent) thinking their output has fallen.<\/p>\n

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A third (35 per cent) don't think there has been change in their productivity.<\/p>\n

But \u2018Zoom fatigue\u2019 has hit home, with 52 per cent admitting they\u2019re fed up with having so many video calls each day.<\/p>\n

On balance, 79 per cent have enjoyed the \u2018working from home\u2019 experience \u2013 but 70 per cent missed being able to communicate with colleagues and clients on a face-to-face basis.<\/p>\n

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