Orange has released the results of a survey that it commissioned which has produced some interesting results. According to the mobile-broadband provider, it turns out many more businesses are now offering their staff a greater degree of flexibility through the use of mobile broadband in the workplace.
The research involved asking 500 businesses and 4,500 members of staff for their feedback. The areas they were asked about included how mobile broadband was used by them at work and whether it allowed them to enjoy more flexibility.
The results suggest that businesses in the country are now working very differently, as staff in many more companies are now being offered the chance to work from anywhere now that flexible broadband is becoming an increasing reality.
The best place in the country for flexible working practices was Wales, with 29% of employees being able to work from outside the office. The south of England was not far below at 25%, and Scotland had 22%. The East Midlands was the lowest with 16%.
Paul Tollet, the vice president of business at Orange, said that although it was great that so many workers could take advantage of the benefits of flexible working, it is “surprising” that “over 35% of employers have yet to consider it”.
The results also showed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, it was the mobile and IT sectors where flexible working was most encouraged, with 39% of businesses in this sector offering flexible working.
However, it wasn’t all good news. The survey also uncovered the fact that half of those who said that they could work flexibly were not provided with the tools and technology that they needed in order to do so.
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