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Productivity                                             Comfort                                                    Professionalism

                        "Telecommuters work on average,                          No stressful commutes (average                             Professionalism’ is commonly
                        17 more days per year than office                        commute person spends 200 hours                            understood as an individual’s
                        workers"                                                 annually getting to work).                                 adherence to a set of standards,
                                                                                                                                            code of conduct or collection of

                        Home / Work life balance and                             Since covid-19 a lot more people                           qualities that characterize
                        workspace environment are key                            are interested to work from home                           accepted practice within a
                        influences on an individual's                            in the long term and in the future                         particular area of activity.
                        productivity, workflow and                               as they are very comfortable
                        motivation.                                              working from home.                                         "The skill, good judgment, and
                                                                                                                                            polite behaviour that is expected
                                                                                                                                            from a person who is trained to
                        Money                                                    Isolation                                                  do a job well."
                        Employee contributions fell by 11                        Symptoms of isolation cause
                        per cent and employer                                    increased stress levels, bad                               Connectivity
                        contributions by 5 per cent                              decision making and lack of                                The quality, state, or capability of
                        between Q1 (January to March)                            focus.                                                     being connective or
                        and Q2 (April to June).                                                                                             connected connectivity of a surface
                                                                                 Loneliness is most harmful when                            especially the ability to connect to or
                        If you are working from home, you                        chronic and normalising remote                             communicate with another computer
                        may be eligible for tax relief on                        working makes it much more                                 or computer system
                        expenses like light, heat,                               difficult to fulfil ones needs of
                        telephone and broadband.                                 connectivity and may also lead to
                                                                                 a misjudgement of character, life
                                                                                 skills and work ethic.
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