Working (just as well) From Home: British employees adapted to WFH without hitting productivity – with output now HIGHER than before the pandemic, data shows
- Statistics show a rise in productivity in the last quarter of 2021 compared to 2019
- Output per hour worked was said to be 2.3 per cent higher than the 2019 average
- Experts say it shows working from home ‘didn’t really impact productivity much’
Working from home ‘didn’t really impact productivity much’ says one expert as official data suggests workers shifted seamlessly from the office to their homes.
During the last few months of 2021, output per hour overtook that of pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Although the Omicron variant led to a renewed emphasis on working from home,…