Smart Working 2022

2022 State of the Nation Survey

What if you could tap into valuable insights, from fellow #HR professionals, about how hybrid is working for businesses across the UK. Would you be interested?

In our annual state of the nation smart working survey, we are collating data about the adoption of smart and hybrid working practices - post pandemic - across the nation.

This will provide Leaders with valuable insights into the trends around smarter ways of working and inform future strategy across a wide range of business issues.

If you complete the 5 minute survey, the results from the National Smart Working Survey will be shared with you. You will also have the chance of receiving an audit by one of our expert practitioners of what you have implemented so far.

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* 1. Do you already have a smart/hybrid working vision and plan for your business?

Yes, we have a formal vision and a plan for how our workforce model will work

No, we are letting let the 'best fit' model emerge naturally

We do not currently offer smart or hybrid working

We are currently considering a smart/hybrid working strategy

Other (please specify)

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* 2. When choosing the right hybrid workforce model for your business, did you conduct a feasibility study?

Yes. We conducted a thorough 360-degree review to inform our implementation plans.

No. We've allowed it to evolve naturally. It appears to be working

No. We want people to be office based so we can check regularly that they are working effectively

Not yet, but we now want to do so - to ensure we understand which connections among employees should ideally happen in person and which ones can occur virtually

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the biggest benefit to your business from a smart/hybrid workforce model, in this post pandemic world?

It has broadened our talent pool so we can attract the best recruits

We've learned to trust our people and we want to build on that with a model that will help is thrive

It helps to retain our best people and give them a better worklife balance

Ensures more inclusion and diversity in our workforce

We've improved productivity by ensuring our people work where they are most productive

We have reduced corporate space and overheads

Corporate social responsibility such as climate change

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which flexible location options do you currently offer to employees?

Hub Working - Employees can work in a shared workspace

Mobile Working

Remote Working from anywhere

Hybrid - Working from home 1 or 2 days per week

Hybrid - Working from home and in the office as it suits the individual

Hybrid - Working 3 or 4 days in the office and 1 or 2 at home

Other

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* 5. Which flexible contract options do you currently offer employees?

Part-time hours or days

Compressed weeks

9 day fortnight

Annualised hours

4 day week

Flexible start and finish times

Unique shift patterns

Other (please specify)

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* 6. An abundance of parents and people over the age of 50 are looking for part time roles. Do you offer part time or job share as a way of attracting the best talent to your business?

Yes, on all roles

On some roles

Occasionally

If you answered No, why would you not consider it?

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* 7. Which areas of smart working do you find most challenging to get to grips with?

Training people in skills that build a culture of 2-way trust in our hybrid workforce

Developing our Managers to lead effective teams when they are hybrid and naturally distributed across locations

Working out which activities we should prioritise for 'in office' work and which should be virtual?

Working out which employees rely on one another to do their job well? And who are best brought together in person for collaboration at the same point in their working week?

Performance management of smart workers

Wellbeing of smart workers

A new office and facilities footprint

Onboarding new starters and training and supervision of junior employees

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Which challenges does your business face in relation to mobile employees?

Communication and Technology

Reducing carbon footprint/green fleet initiatives

Managing their health and wellbeing (e.g. stress behind the wheel, musculoskeletal health etc)

Isolation and loneliness

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How confident are you that your Leaders and Managers are properly trained and equipped to manage teams of smart workers?

We offer in-depth development in smart leadership to those who manage hybrid and remote working so that we get the best performance from our people, but we can always improve!

We offer standard management development, but I would feel more confident with a bespoke Leadership Programme

We have no leadership programme in place and I do not feel confident that leaders are properly equipped

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How confident are you that the training and development you currently offer to individual employees and teams is enabling smarter working?

Confident. We have a formal smart working programme in place from on-boarding through the full working lifecycle.

Not totally confident. We use standard training programmes, so this could be improved.

Not at all confident. We do not have a formal learning programme in place

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How frequently do you survey your workforce to identify emerging trends and challenges?

Monthly

Twice annually

Quarterly

Annually

Other (please specify)

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* 12. On a scale of 1 to 10, how smart do you believe your business is working right now?

1. No smart working methodology

2. We're just starting out

3 We want to do better

4 We can do better

5. We're about 50% Smart

6. We're getting there

7. We're ok but we could do better

8. We're in pretty good shape

9. We're almost there - but need to take that last step

10. We're really Smart!

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* 13. What would you like to hear more about

A Feasibility Study to map employee work relationships, networking patterns and customer demand to inform your new workforce model

A deep dive and recommendations by an expert practitioner of what we have put in place so far

Smart & Hybrid Leadership Development Programme

The 'how to become an effective Smart Worker' Programme (Employees)

Performance Management for Hybrid Workforces

Customer Service in the post pandemic world

Smart Wellbeing & Resilience

Our range of Virtual Learning Packages for your Hybrid Workforce

Developing Two Way Trust in your workforce

Dealing with Vulnerable Customers in a post pandemic world

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Would you be interested in a free mini audit (by one of our expert practitioners) on what you have implemented so far?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What is your Job Title

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* 16. How many People does your organisation employ?

1 - 50

51 - 500

501 - 2000

2001 - 10,000

10,000 plus

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* 17. Please enter your Contact information

Name

Company

City/Town

Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 18. Would you be happy to receive our email newsletters from time to time? They really are very informative!

Yes