Whilst employee wellbeing has largely defined the recent conversation around remote working, new research from Smart Energy GB has discovered that nearly one third of SMEs within the UK are considering plans to force their staff to work from home over winter, to mitigate the costs of steeply-rising energy bills.
As the price of utilities looks set to continue inflate throughout the coming months, the research ascertained that 30% of companies are considering the possibility of widespread office shutdowns to prevent costs from spiraling.
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