Are you set up comfortably to work from home?
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, it’s no surprise that businesses have had to adapt to the uncertain times by allowing the majority of their office staff to work from home. According to the latest figures, 49% of working adults in the UK are working from home due to coronavirus, rising by 44% from last year.
With Royal Bank of Scotland announcing this week more than 50,000 staff out of 63,000 will work from home until 2021, it is inevitable that more UK firms will follow suit.
The announcement follows a similar move in June by business communication platform Slack. CEO Stewart Butterfield said the company was going to allow employees to work from home indefinitely, adding "If you go down this path and 20% of your employees are remote and 50% of them adjusted the way they work and where they live to work in an environment where they're in the office a day or two a week and then at home the rest, unwinding that is a little bit hard to imagine."
In Japan, Technology firm Fujitsu has signified it will halve its office space as it adapts to the "new normal" of the pandemic.
It says the "Work Life Shift" programme will offer flexibility to its 80,000 workers and will "achieve a working style that allows staff to flexibly use their time according to the contents of their work, business roles, and lifestyle".
With an estimated 10,000 of the 120,000 workers based in London’s Canary Wharf returning to the office, there is a high likelihood that working from home is here to stay for many workers.
So the question is, are you set up comfortably to work from home, with all the office furniture and equipment you need?
Here’s two online office furniture stores providing everything for you to adapt to the ‘new normal’:
Office Supermarket
This online store offers great prices on quality office furniture, with a large range of office chairs and desks with a variety of materials and styles! Offering price match guarantee and free next day delivery, they are definitely worth taking a look at.
Rainbow Zebra
Rainbow Zebra gives you amazing UK prices on a huge range of quality office furniture. They are currently saving customers up to 75% off RRP's and offer Free Next Day Delivery!
Friendly Customer Service. Low Prices. High Quality Products. Experienced Team.