Which companies most likely to let you work from home?

Flexible working or the option to work from home can be on any employee’s wish list but not all employers are equally forthcoming when it comes to giving this perk to their team members.

According to PwC, an audit and assurance, tax and consulting services company, based on a survey, it is small businesses that exhibit far more flexibility than do larger companies when it comes to taking advantage of remote work spaces.

“While 86% of large company workers would like to work from home one or more days a week, only 26% do. By contrast, more than half of small business workers say they enjoy this perk,” the survey reveals.

The company highlights that over the past decade, with the development of technology, remote office are becoming increasingly popular and acceptable within the workplace.

“Today, 38% of employees say they are able to work from home at least one day a week. Those employees have notably higher job satisfaction than those who aren’t allowed the same perk—they’re 48% more likely to rate their job a “10” on the happiness scale, with 10 being the highest,” the survey elaborates.

Some companies in the UAE offer this option to their employees.

The Great Places to Work for in the UAE lists companies that offer their employees’ perks like flexi-time.

However, the majority of the companies in the country are still averse to this idea. Study conducted by YouGov some time back revealed only 23 per cent of businesses surveyed fully encourage and enable employees to work from anywhere, using any device.

The majority disagree, with 34 per cent of UAE organisations fearing that employees may become less productive when outside an office environment and 33 per cent believe that a lack of security controls for devices prevents them adopting mobility solutions.

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