Ed Watling: Why employee wellbeing is vital during coronavirus crisis

Working from home not just about IT

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Working from home is a different ballgame for office-based employees, writes Ed Watling

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, there is a growing feeling that we are moving into uncharted waters. We are all learning new vocabulary to describe the processes relating to the virus and how we as a population deal with it: ‘social distancing', ‘delay phase', ‘self-isolation'. As part of the measures to help delay the spread of the virus, many companies will be looking at the potential for employees to work from home (WFH). One of the advantages of the 21st century is the fact that our modern interconnected digital communications allow greater mobility in the workforce...

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