Australian research has begun drilling down into the question of productivity during lockdown, with the initial results perhaps not quite what all workers want to hear. It seems some white-collar employees contribute more in the office than they do at home. The productivity of new staff, in particular, drops steadily over a period of nine months when they’re onboarded remotely, compared to those who physically start in the workplace. The exception, according to the findings of a new study conducted by Sydney’s Macquarie University, appears to come from working parents and other employees generally classified as more experienced. However this cohort, especially when they self-select to work from home, were found to be logging an average 1.8 extra hours a day outside the traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. compared to office-based colleagues. The findings have been compiled by Bangkok-based international recruitment agency manager Ashley Alcock as part of his …
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