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MikelsGoat said:
Sorry for the laugh emoji, but his hair cracks me up every time man, WTF, how could you speak to him and not just point and laugh.
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Over 34,000 people voted for this buffoon in his constituency.
He’s clearly insane. Imagine looking at yourself on the mirror before leaving for work thinking it’s ok to look like a cross between a member of Boyzone and steptoe.
 
JimmyJeffers said:
Over 34,000 people voted for this buffoon in his constituency.
He’s clearly insane. Imagine looking at yourself on the mirror before leaving for work thinking it’s ok to look like a cross between a member of Boyzone and steptoe.
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Or like Max Headroom…..
 
Haydn said:
Bruce, please do send me a paper. I’d love to see their working out and assumptions.

I can’t for instance imagine everyone from Reading moving to a new, larger house in Southport because they can wfh.

The train from Reading to London comes from Cardiff (say) so there’s no impact from a further commute.

In regard to formal green and sustainability credentials, there are factors beyond straightforward energy / carbon metrics to consider, particularly regarding employee wellbeing.

The respective weighting changing depending upon which scheme is adopted (Well / Breeam / Leed etc)
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From the University of Sussex. They analysed travel patterns before and during the pandemic. As well as travelling further because we live further away when we work remotely, they also found that we make more ancillary trips, such as to the shops, than we do when working on site.
 
Baines' left foot said:
Now I’m not trying to be ageist here, but the vast majority of people advocating going back to the office are of an older generation compared to the people who want to stay at home. The vast majority of young people want at least some flexibility.

It’s the old way of managing; rule but fear. If they’re in an office you can control them, encourage them to do overtime they don’t want to do etc. they fear the lack of control they will relinquish if their work force is not there.

And then of course there’s all the Tory landlords that have very expensive properties in city centres that need leasing.
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Been confirmed for me now we will work from home. Office is there if we need it but has now been downsized and won't fit us all in at the same time. Have been asked to go in once a month for group meet. Seems to be more experienced in role more likely people want to work from home.

It's been fantastic. Save fortune on travel will get work lease car now won't be wasting personal miles getting to office and of course more leisure time is gained as getting to office means walking downstairs. And more productive seeing more people as I no longer struggle to find a place to park. Easily saving 2hr work time, by not going back to office after every community visit, that 2 hrs is another person who can now be supported in their recovery.

Sat on the sun lounger with dogs at my feet sunning themselves in garden with work lap top this week, just brilliant.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
Hybrid working is actually bad for the environment. I'm simplifying, but a number of factors are at play:
  1. Equipment has to be duplicated for home and office, which has an environmental cost
  2. People who commute in every day tend to live nearer to their workplace than those who don't
  3. As a result, even though hybrid workers commute in less often, they actually cover a greater distance each week
  4. People who work from home also typically invest in larger properties to accommodate their working, which also tend to have higher energy footprints than smaller properties
There are a few papers on this that I'll gladly dig out if anyone is especially interested.
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Bruce Wayne said:

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From the University of Sussex. They analysed travel patterns before and during the pandemic. As well as travelling further because we live further away when we work remotely, they also found that we make more ancillary trips, such as to the shops, than we do when working on site.
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Thanks for the link. I offer in return the findings of the Carbon Trust, acknowledged experts in the drive for carbon reduction.

I suspect that the differing conclusions with the paper you linked, arise because there is not a single, one size fits all solution.

Since the Carbon Trust primarily look only at the sustainability aspects, their report does not include the significant credits achieved under formal accreditation schemes, for the employee wellness benefits arising from wfh.

Conclusions
The shift to homeworking is happening and becoming increasingly normalised as a way of working. If adopted and encouraged by businesses and the public sector, then homeworking has the potential to cut £3 billion a year of costs for UK employers and employees and provide substantial carbon reductions, of over 3 million tonnes a year, across the country as a whole.

But there are still a number of barriers to be overcome before this transformation can occur.
The opportunities offered by homeworking remain finely balanced with a nervousness regarding the impact of having staff outside the office. But as the need to reduce our carbon footprint increases, it has never been more important to examine homeworking carefully and to resolve these ambiguities.

As a general rule homeworking will provide both an environmental and a cost-saving benefit for organisations when well implemented, especially where employees tend to commute by car and where there is the potential to rationalise office space.

But it should be remembered that in certain circumstances, particularly where offices already use energy and space efficiently and the majority of staff commute by public transport, such as in Central London, there could be an overall increase in carbon emissions.

Therefore in the nuanced area of homeworking it is important to look at each specific situation in order to properly account for the potential impacts, and thus implement homeworking policies which are designed to achieve an optimal set of benefits.

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Jebus_lives said:
www.bbc.co.uk

Government failed health staff in pandemic - BMA

The doctors' union cites lack of PPE and says medics still suffer the health impacts of the pandemic.
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COVID-19: 'Eye-watering' fraud levels in loans missed by government, says watchdog

Early warning signs of fraud, like more than 120,000 new companies being registered as the country went in to lockdown, were missed by the government, which still does not know the true extent of losses from the schemes.
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