Britain faces even more rail strikes in December and January, leading to an even greater increase in the number of people working remotely.

New research published by Mitel has explored the efforts of companies to update their business communications in order to better support hybrid work practices. The research, conducted by analyst firm Techaisle, surveyed 1,361 organisations of up to 10,000 employees in the UK, France, Germany, the US and Australia.

Employees in the UK work just 1.5 days a week in the office, a new study has found. According to the Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) Hybrid Working Index study, average office attendance stands at just 26 per cent. Globally, employees spend an average of 1.4 days per week in the office, with the UK figures slightly higher.

The number of people working from home in the UK has more than doubled since 2019. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), homeworking increased by 108.8 per cent between October to December 2019 and January to March 2022, from 4.7 million people to 9.9 million people now working from home.

According to a new survey of 2,000 parents from full fibre ISP Truespeed, just 36 per cent of parents say they have a highly reliable broadband connection at home.

EE has published its most recent Mobile Network Data report, tracking the period from February to May 2020 and showing the online trends and habits of the UK during the coronavirus lockdown thus far.

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has said it is in the “very early” stages of talks with the UK government over how they can best support the UK public’s increased reliance on broadband during the coronavirus crisis.

The need for fast broadband connections in households across the UK is likely to become even more pertinent if the government passes a bill that will make flexible working even more commonplace.

A new study has cemented the importance of a strong and reliable broadband connection to successfully securing employment. Research, from BroadbandChoices.co.uk, revealed that Crawley, Reading, and Warrington were the top three places in the UK for those seeking employment, whilst London, Southampton Bradford, and Sunderland were found to be the worst.

A new study has revealed that those using personal internet connections for work could charge their employing businesses £11.94 a month as an expense.