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Only 20 % of employees willing to return to office
survey of over 3 , 000 employers and workers has shown
A that although 83 % of businesses wanted their employees to be based within the office for at least three days , only 20 % of employees were prepared to do it . Just under half ( 41 %) of employees stated that they didn ’ t want to return to the office at all . those questioned still considered themselves more productive being based at home than in the office ,” said David Yates , Cofounder , Gigabit Networks .
The study was conducted by Gigabit Networks and targeted SME owner / operators in the Midlands , with a second study focusing on the wishes and expectations of employees . The study went on to highlight the problems both businesses and employees experience in and around broadband and technology when working from home .
Research showed that employees were more interested in returning to the workplace to save money on their heating bills ( 33 %) or socialise with colleagues ( 51 %) rather than improve productivity . Nearly all of the employees ( 90 %) questioned stated that they considered the quality of their work to be superior when produced at home . Furthermore , 85 % said they achieved more at home than within the workplace , despite problems with unreliable Internet connections .
“ We were shocked to see that despite employees reporting problems such as frozen video conference calls , slow connectivity or work being lost due to Internet outage , the vast majority of
Report unveils investment urgency for UK ’ s education sector
Across the education sector , technology is now at the heart of learning . During the pandemic , technology offered a lifeline for the sector , empowering educators to continue learning programmes remotely . However , the 2022 Education Cybersecurity Census Report from Keeper Security , has revealed that the increasing digitalisation of education is also escalating the sector ’ s vulnerability to cyberattacks , with one in 10 reporting 251 attacks or more each year .
Not only do these attacks put high-volumes of sensitive data – from pupil records to qualifications – at risk , but they also carry the risk of serious organisational harm . Over a fifth ( 21 %) of education establishments report that cyberattacks have limited their ability to carry out business operations , 19 % highlight reputational damage and 7 % have experienced theft of money .
Education organisations are also concerned that cyberthreats are growing , with almost two-thirds ( 64 %) believing the overall number of cyberattacks will increase in the next year . More concerningly are the one in 10 ( 11 %) who feel unable to gauge whether or not threats will rise , as they are not even tracking the number of cyberattacks they experience .
Darren Guccione , Co-founder and CEO , said : “ With threats growing at an unprecedented rate , cybersecurity must be a top priority for organisations within the education sector . Yet to build defences , IT leaders in education must understand how the threat landscape is evolving , the harm cyberattacks can cause and the steps necessary to prevent them .”
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