WFH – BFY?

Summary:

Home and hybrid working are under fire as some businesses and politicians demand a return to full-time onsite working. Is there a trade-off between workers’ wellbeing and business performance and, if so, what is the evidence?

Most (81%) OH professionals at least occasionally work from home, with 40% doing so most or all of the time, our survey reveals (pp.14–29)¹. Almost 70% of respondents prefer hybrid working and 19% favour working exclusively from home. These figures vary according to the sector in which practitioners work but, overall, most prefer flexibility and value being able to work from home at least some of the time. Reported benefits of home or hybrid working include better work–life balance, less commuting and, given the right homeworking set up, having fewer distractions. On the other hand, …

 

Dr John Ballard is editor of Occupational Health [at Work]

Author: Ballard J

Tags flexible working health work and wellbeing

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2025 (vol. 22/1) pp03

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