Flexible Working

Opinions from the SW's creative community

This week sees the end of the Government's 'work from home' mandate in England which has been in place since the start of the pandemic. We know anecdotally that many businesses within the region's creative industries have taken this opportunity to review their flexible working policies and we're keen to understand what the future looks like for the SW's creative community.

We've pulled together a handful of questions that will give us a top-line view of the new normal. We'll be more than happy to share the findings with BCI members who may like some guidance on shaping their future flexible working policies. Thanks for your input.

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* 1. Will your team be returning to the office full time?

Yes

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* 2. Are you returning to your pre-pandemic premises?

Yes - no change at all

No - we've secured new premises

No - we are looking for new premises

No - we are now using a co-working space

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you've moved, have you stayed in the same part of town?

Yes, we're in exactly the same area

No, we've moved to a different part of town

No, we've moved out of town

Not applicable

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* 4. How many days per week will you typically expect your employees to be in the office?

1 day

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

Entirely flexible

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How flexible is flexible?

Fully remote - no expectation to be in the office

Fixed days in the office - all employees must be in the office on a certain day(s)

Flexible days in the office - employees must work x days in the office but they have complete control over which days with no pre-booking required

Flexible days in the office - employees must work x days in the office but these days need to be pre-booked via a central calendar

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What are the key reasons for wanting your staff back in the office for all, or part of the week?

Team spirit

To encourage collaboration

Increased creativity through spontaneous ideas sharing

For better and enhanced creativity

Better opportunities for personal development

Better networking opportunities

To facilitate better onboarding

Better for individual mental wellbeing

A healthy work/home balance

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you have any other comments in relation to flexible working, please share below:

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* 8. Respondent Contact Details (please leave blank if you wish to remain anonymous)

Name

Company

Email Address

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* 9. Size of Business

<5 employees

5-10 employees

10-20 employees

20-50 employees

50-100 employees

100+ employees

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* 10. Type of Business

Agency

Business

Charity

Other (please specify)