{"id":4355,"date":"2021-09-04T18:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T17:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrteamservices.wpengine.com\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2022-10-05T21:45:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:45:49","slug":"hr-team-surveys-workplace-stress-from-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/en\/hr-team-surveys-workplace-stress-from-working-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Team Surveys Workplace Stress From Working Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remote working has become the norm for many businesses. HR Team surveyed a number of employers and employees to see how this affects their mental health and the impacts of working from home.<\/p>\n<p>Since the large-scale move to remote working in March 2020 &#8211; HR Team looked at some of\u00a0the key factors for employers to consider in terms of managing their employees\u00a0productivity, workplace stress and wellbeing while they are working from home.<\/p>\n<h2>How Do Employees And Employers Feel About Working From Home?<\/h2>\n<p>The research, commissioned by HR Team, found that all employees surveyed in Ireland want\u00a0to continue with some form of remote employment once the coronavirus pandemic ends.\u00a0In relation to worker productivity, 28.6% of team managers surveyed believe that remote\u00a0working positively improved the productivity of their team, while 42.9% believe that remote\u00a0working made no difference to the team\u2019s productivity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3068 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"Working from home \" width=\"306\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-200x232.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-400x465.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-500x581.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-600x697.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-700x813.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-800x930.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x-881x1024.jpg 881w, https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hero@2x.jpg 926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Respondents were divided on the subject of productivity, with employee responses\u00a0suggesting a higher level of productivity while working from home. The majority (78.9%) of\u00a0workers said they feel a lot more productive &#8211; with 60% rating working from home as being\u00a0very satisfied. Only 28.6% of employers felt that their workers productivity had increased.\u00a0More time was consumed (71.4%) in meetings for employers, while only 21.1% of\u00a0employees felt that their time in meetings had increased since working from home.\u00a0Some respondents stated that they felt stressed as a result of working from home. The\u00a0factors reported as reasons for increased stress from employers included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not being able to reach other members of the team immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Increased workload and the ability to switch off.<\/li>\n<li>Structuring meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Productivity and responding to email and calls.<\/li>\n<li>Lack of social interaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In contrast, employees stated the following disadvantages as:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ergonomic issues.<\/li>\n<li>Lacking the social aspect for mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Blurred lines between working extra hours and not switching off.<\/li>\n<li>Less collaboration with the work team.<\/li>\n<li>Distractions from home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When asked about the best aspects of working from home, the majority of the survey\u2019s\u00a0participants said that not having a daily commute, less time wasted talking to colleagues\u00a0about work related issues and less distractions were the key benefits.\u00a0Only 10.5% of respondents felt that their mental health had been negatively impacted by\u00a0having to work from home. With 73.3% saying their mental health was not impacted\u00a0whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>The survey revealed that the biggest challenges facing people working remotely is lacking\u00a0social interaction, exercise, creating a suitable workspace, maintaining structure and a\u00a0separation of space when both working and living at home. Meanwhile, the merging of\u00a0home and work environments resulted in almost one-quarter of respondents struggling to\u00a0switch off at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>From the survey findings, enabling some sort of home-working arrangement would appear\u00a0sensible, both from an employee satisfaction for improved morale and productivity\u00a0perspective. Time and money savings for employees make economic sense and employers\u00a0will also reckon in the need for less office space and infrastructure for remote workers too.\u00a0Besides from the life seismic shift spurred by the sudden work from home\u00a0recommendations in March 2020 to reduce the spread of Covid-19, this will now be legally\u00a0enforced under Irish law.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Working from Home Bill\u2019 entitles employees to legally request remote working under\u00a0new legislation the government plans to introduce this year.\u00a0The government will also promote blended working &#8211; providing employees with more\u00a0flexibility to choose when and where they work.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Right To Disconnect\u2019 bill &#8211; a\u00a0legally admissible code of practice on the right to\u00a0disconnect from work &#8211; covering phone calls, emails and switch-off time has also been\u00a0introduced. This means employees will have the right to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Not routinely perform work outside their normal working hours.<br \/>\n<strong>2.<\/strong> Not to be penalised for refusing to tend to work matters outside of their normal\u00a0working hours.<br \/>\n<strong>3.<\/strong> Employers have a duty to respect an employee\u2019s right not to be routinely contacted\u00a0outside of working hours. Employees in the State will also have the option to\u00a0permanently work from home.<\/p>\n<p>Employers\u2019 responses to this were interesting; certain respondents were not aware of the\u00a0legislation changes while others are in favour of the legal changes as employees are not\u00a0expected to respond outside of working hours. Certain respondents agreed that this will\u00a0improve workplace structure and is only the beginning of a natural progression to a remote\u00a0working model of employment.<\/p>\n<p>If you require bespoke advice for any situation or employment law advice in general, please do not hessite to <a href=\"https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/contact\/\">contact<\/a> HR team and one of the team will be happy to assist you: UK:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+442871271882\">+44 2871 271882<\/a> Ireland:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+35316950749\">+353 1 695 0749<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remote working has become the norm for many businesses. 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