Following the COVID-19 lockdown ending in May, more than 50% of the UK population have continued to work from home, which is an estimated 16 million people.

On the one hand, you have a lot of employees who are happy to continue working from home and business managers are enjoying the proposition of having lower office overheads.

However, some are slowly going back to their offices or doing a combination approach by going in just a few days a week. Some are in desperate need of their personal space and or want to strike a healthier balance between home and work – and some feeling obliged to use an office space that they are already paying for or tied in with contractually.

To account for this, one insurance brokerage in London, Get Indemnity™ has devised a policy for staff who work a three-day office week.

Managing Director, Simon Taylor explained “We’ve seen no drop-in productivity and the feedback we’ve received about working from home has been incredibly positive. With a hopeful sight in end of the pandemic, we’ve started to reassess our future business needs and prioritise how our staff prefer to work.”

“With the UK Government saying that employers can slowly bring staff back to their workplaces, the majority of insurers and brokers are left in a strange stalemate. Given we’re a relatively small brokerage, we can adapt quickly to the environment we find ourselves.”

“The coronavirus pandemic continues to throw more questions than answers, but what is clear is that many employee have adjusted and enjoy the flexibility of working from home. That’s why agreeing a strategy now, means we live up to our own expectations of being a forward-thinking business and employer.”

He continues: “As companies reduce their footprint in cities, we will see greater flexibility in remote office spaces and hot-desking taking a more prominent role.”

“Giving our employees flexibility to do their jobs remotely, not only improves job satisfaction but creates a great recruiting tool for younger employees. Whilst the three days in the office, means we can still enjoy the benefits of creating a team culture, which shares ideas, learns and pushes itself forwards.”