Director-level staff or higher in the private sector
Supplementary notes
The answers were originally worded by the source as follows;
Home office supporter (before and after COVID-19): "Before Coronavirus I was convinced that staff could/would work effectively from home, and I still am"
Home office supporter (after COVID-19): "Before Coronavirus I was sceptical that staff could/would work effectively from home, but now I believe they can"
Home office skeptic (before and after COVID-19):"Before Coronavirus I was sceptical that staff could/would work effectively from home, and I still am"
Home office skeptic (after COVID-19)" Before Coronavirus I was convinced that staff could/would work effectively from home, but now I am not
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Opinion on home office among business leaders in the UK 2020
In 2020, approximately a quarter of business leaders in the United Kingdom admitted that they believed that staff could work effectively from home after the Coronavirus pandemic, despite previously feeling that they would not. Almost half of the business leaders said they thought their team could work effectively before and after the Coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, just percent were previous supporters of home office and now thought it was not an effective way to work.
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