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Актуальные размышления из офисной жизни. Is the Office Dying? Insights from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024 The pandemic has significantly shifted our understanding of work locations, leading to claims that the traditional office is becoming obsolete. The Skills and Employment Survey 2024 reveals key trends in home and hybrid working: 🔹Homeworking: 27% of homeworkers use non-dedicated spaces; 45% have dedicated home offices, with men more likely to have them than women. 🔹Fixed Workplaces Decline: Workers in fixed locations fell to 38% from 64% in 2001, while homeworking rose from 3% to 13% and hybrid working from 5% to 21%. 🔹Pandemic Impact: The shift to home and hybrid work accelerated during the pandemic, particularly for higher-skilled workers; lower-skilled workers remain in traditional roles. 🔹Challenges: Homeworking blurs work-life boundaries, leading to longer hours, but productivity has not significantly declined. 🔹Access and Policy: 45% have dedicated home offices, but many work in multi-purpose spaces. Despite the right to request flexible working, 38% of the workforce is still in fixed locations, mainly in lower-skilled jobs. More to the topic #Business#For_you_to_know