One in ten workers in the UK currently feels unproductive in their current role, according to research commissioned by RingCentral.
The company surveyed 1,002 UK workers aged between 21 and 65 to look into the productivity benefits of a hybrid working model over jobs that are based in an office full-time.
The study found that despite ten per cent of workers feeling unproductive, more than half of UK workers (51 per cent) feel more productive when they work from home.
Louise Newbury-Smith, Country Manager, UK and Ireland, RingCentral, said: “Productivity is the backbone of the UK economy, and business leaders need to ensure they are doing everything they can to maximise output, given the gloomy economic forecast.
"With ten per cent of the workforce currently feeling unproductive, businesses should consider anything that has the potential to improve workforce productivity.
"The data sends a clear message: businesses that want to keep their workforce productive must cater to modern needs and offer a hybrid working environment, or risk suffering during the recession.”
“The pandemic proved that with the right collaboration tools, it is possible to connect and empower the workforce and build highly productive teams, all the while giving employees the flexibility to manage work around other commitments.”
Employment Burnouts
With economists predicting the UK will face the worst and most prolonged recession in the G7 group of countries, RingCentral is urging business leaders to embrace a hybrid working model.
The company states this is to avoid additional suffering during the recession and prevent workplace burnout.
RingCentral's research found that almost a quarter (22 per cent) of workers who operate full-time in an office said they feel burned out at work, compared to 15 per cent of hybrid workers.
When discussing productivity and work-life balance, hybrid workers are more likely to say that they feel more productive and have a better work-life balance.
One-fifth (20 per cent) of full-time office workers say they feel unmotivated, compared with 17 per cent of hybrid workers.
Quiet Quitting Rises
'Quiet quitting' involves workers only doing the minimum required to complete their jobs and engaging only what is required.
Quit quitters also tend not to go above and beyond, such as volunteering for different projects or tasks.
RingCentral found that there is a big difference in how seniority within a business affects viewpoints on quiet quitting.
