More than half of workers believe they have to be in the office to get work done, compared with less than a fifth of bosses, new research has revealed.
Despite most managers believing that allowing their staff to work from anywhere, very few employees are actually doing so.
The survey found that 52% of workers agreed that it was “necessary to be present in your place of work”. However, just 19% of bosses agreed with the same statement, with the remaining 81% feeling more empowered to complete their work from anywhere.
Around 74% of managers said enabling their employees to work wherever they wanted was “important”, with 65% believing that this would boost productivity.
However, a lack of suitable technology could be holding some workers back. Just 25% of employees surveyed used a work laptop versus 65% of managers. Similarly, only 15% of workers used an employer-owned smartphone versus 48% of managers.
Employees are also failing to bridge this gap by using their own devices, with more managers (48%) using their own smartphone for work than workers (30%).
