Breathe, an HR software provider for SMEs, has announced findings from its survey in conjunction with Posture People and HR Central. The research polled 482 senior business leaders and employees and found half (50.6 per cent) will limit the number of people in the office to adhere to social distancing rules. In addition, the research revealed a staggering 88 per cent of respondents are not comfortable using public transport to commute in 2020.
To help counter this, Breathe has released a new product, Breathe Rota which It allows SMEs to create rotas, notify staff about upcoming shifts and make quick changes afterwards, and is free until 1st January 2021.
Overwhelmingly, almost three-quarters of those surveyed (70.6 per cent) stated they are planning on returning to the office in a phased, partial manner, with more than half of those surveyed (55.2 per cent) concerned about returning to work.
Jonathan Richards, CEO and co-founder of Breathe comments: “Our findings show a worrying picture whereby most people aren’t comfortable getting public transport at all this year, which is especially tricky for city-based firms. A full return to the office may not be possible at first, so businesses looking to introduce flexibility to the office environment are implementing rota systems to manage staff coming into the workplace. As we found in our Culture Economy report this year, 1 in 5 (21 per cent) of employees quit their job due to poor workplace culture. This is why, whatever decision businesses make, they must ensure they are made with their people at the core.”
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