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“Our research found that 80% of employees who have been working or furl As pubs, shops and other workplaces re-open, the success of the vaccine rollout has helped workers feel much more optimistic about their return to work than they were following November’s lockdown, according to a new study. Insurer, Aviva conducted research of more than 2,000 employed adults across the UK and have produced their third* Employee Back to Work Index1. The research shows 71% of workers surveyed agreed that the rollout of the vaccine made them optimistic about returning to work, compared with 50% after November’s lockdown2 who said that news of a vaccine gave them optimism about returning to work. Two-thirds (64%) of employees surveyed said the vaccine will make them feel safer at work. Another piece in the puzzle of opening up safely is regular testing of workers for Covid-19. Aviva’s research shows 75% of employees would feel comfortable to be tested for Covid-19 in order to work. Only 7% of employees said they would be uncomfortable with this requirement. Aviva’s Employee Back to Work Index1 comes as the UK takes its next steps out of lockdown, and captures the attitudes of full-time or part-time employed adults working in a wide variety of industry sectors across the UK on their feelings about their health and safety in the workplace.
Returning to the workplace - safely Businesses have had to adapt at pace in the face of continually changing Covid restrictions. In some instances, this will mean that operations have fundamentally changed, including the role of employees in carrying out their duties. Aviva’s survey found that 23% of employees surveyed said their job had changed as a result of new business operations due to COVID, but that they were not offered training in their new role, compared to 11% who said their job had changed and they had been offered training. Likewise, employees who have been absent from the workplace since the beginning of the January lockdown could benefit from refresher training. Overall, 60% of employees surveyed who had been off during previous lockdowns said their employer had not offered them refresher training to ensure they are able to continue to do their job safely.
Homeworking Working from home looks set to stay for many employees. Of those surveyed that are currently working from home, 40% said that after lockdown restrictions have ended, they will split their time between home and their usual work place, while 30% said their employer has told staff that they should continue to work from home. Just one-in-four (24%) said their employer expects all employees to
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