Hybrid working is fuelling demand for more tech and bigger homes: both are bad news for the planet. 07/10/2021
Ellsworth-Krebs, Katherine ; Lord, Carolynne ; Holmes, Torik
2021
telework ; work at home ; environmental impact assessment ; energy expenditure ; household expenditure
Work organization
English
"Just 5% of employed people in the UK worked from home in 2019. The onset of the pandemic and the overnight shuttering of offices during the first lockdown meant 47% of employees were doing the same in April 2020.
Although returning to work in offices full time is now possible, the latest figures from May show 26% are still working from home while a further 11% are hybrid working: splitting their work time between the office and home. ..."
Digital
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