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London has highest levels of working from home

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Working from home: Workers in London are more likely to work flexibly than anywhere else in the country: Andrea Verdelli/Getty (Morsa Images via Getty Images)

Almost two in every 10 workers across the UK have been working exclusively from home with London registering the highest levels of home working in the country.

Some 16% of people worked from home exclusively and 28% reported both working from home and travelling to work between September and January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The data also showed that workers in London are more likely to work flexibly than anywhere else in the country.

Four in 10 residents in the capital have a hybrid working pattern, both working from home and travelling into the office. The east of England saw the second highest levels of hybrid working at 30%.

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Before the COVID pandemic, only around one in eight working adults reported working from home.

Younger workers continue to be least likely to only work from home (6%). Those aged between 16- and 24-years-old had the highest rate of travelling to work at 79%, while those aged 34 to 44 had the lowest rate at 48%.

Workers in the highest income band of £50,000 or above, those who were educated to degree level or above, and those in professional occupations were most likely to report home only or hybrid working.

On the other side of the spectrum, only 14% of workers in the lowest income band of up to £10,000 annual earnings reported home or hybrid working. Of those in the lowest income band, three out of four travelled to work and could not work from home (75%), the highest rate among all income bands.

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Workers in the public sector reported higher levels of hybrid working (35%) than those in the private sector (26%). There were higher rates of workers who only travelled to work and could not work from home in the private sector (50%) compared with the public sector (42%).

Self-employed workers were more likely to work from home only. Nearly one in three (32%) self-employed workers reported homeworking only, compared with 14% of employees.

Jill Cotton, career trends expert at Glassdoor, said: "The simple fact is workers want flexibility when it comes to how and when they work. And with the labour market still shrinking, employees have the power to demand a working pattern that works for them as individuals. Not every job can be done remotely, but the pandemic pivot to remote work will be a lasting feature of the UK workplace. Productivity isn’t determined by where a person is physically located but by how well companies set up their employees for success.

"Employers need to equally support those who work in-office, hybrid and remotely and create a work environment that prioritises trust. Companies will be rewarded with a loyal workforce, as Glassdoor research shows workers who discuss hybrid work rate their employer more favourably and begin fewer job applications than those who do not mention hybrid in their reviews."

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