Working from home: assessing the research evidence
Preliminary recommendations arising from enforced homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown
How workers can use a range of physical and psychological tactics to keep work and home life as separate as possible
In a Nutshell: Issue 107
Working from home can sometimes make it difficult to maintain clear boundaries between work and personal life, making it difficult to achieve a good work–life balance. But this study shows how remote workers can successfully maintain those boundaries, thanks to a range of physical and psychological tactics.
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Melanie Green, Research Adviser
Melanie joined the CIPD in 2017, specialising in learning & development and skills research. Prior to the CIPD, Mel worked as an HR practitioner in a technology organisation, working on a variety of learning and development initiatives, and has previously worked as a researcher in an employee engagement and well-being consultancy.
Melanie holds a master’s degree in Occupational Psychology from University of Surrey, where she conducted research into work–life boundary styles and the effect of this on employee wellbeing and engagement.
Preliminary recommendations arising from enforced homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown
Advice on how organisations can begin to prepare for a return to the workplace and a longer term move to hybrid working
Insight and practice recommendations for running effective remote teams from our evidence-based review