Grant Thornton continuously research and survey what is happening in the workplace.
Their latest programme included asking over 800 women at work what life was like for them during lockdown and how it has affected them.
The survey results which will be published in full shortly were discussed on a Podcast and Grant Thornton TV where the guests were; Elaine Gray Partner – Carey Olsen and President of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Jennifer Carnegie President of the Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Carly Parrott Director – Opus Private and Grant Thornton’s Human Capital Advisory Director Susie Crowder.
Watch the discussion in full or go to Spotify Grant Thornton Channel Islands to hear the podcast, the headlines under discussion were:
- Businesses need to embrace flexible working to a much greater extent
- Employees needed to be trusted to work away from their office
- Much more investment needs to be made allowing flexible working to flourish
An office culture with a 9 to 5 mentality is not part of the new norm