Lord Rose argues that the rise in remote work has led to decreased productivity, hindered personal development, and negatively impacted the mental health of young people. He believes it has set Britain back 20 years in terms of working practices and national wellbeing.
BRITAIN'S economy has been dragged back 20 years by people working from home, a retail chief has blasted.
“We are creating a whole generation and probably a generation beyond that of people who are used to actually not doing what I call proper work.High street chain to shut 17 shops with ‘everything must go’ sales launched The businessman added: “I think lastly, there is a connection, a correlation, yet to be proven no doubt, between the current state of mental health of particularly young people and the number of people who are working away from a workplace. I think it’s bad.”The number of people working from home more than doubled, from 4.7 million in 2019 to nearly 10 million by 2022.
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