80% of our people said they expect to work from a Deloitte office two days or fewer per week
DELOITTE Trusting its people to choose when, where and how they want to work
Carolyn Hicks MCIPD, Director at Deloitte in the North of England
We have listened to this feedback, and we are adapting our ways of working in response, which includes utilising our office buildings principally for team collaboration, training and client meetings. There aren’t any set number of days that colleagues must be in the office or in specific locations. Instead, teams are being encouraged to make the most of our agile working policy. We trust our people to make the right choice on when and where they work, whether that’s at a client site, in an office or at home.
In addition, our long-term future of work plans will be closely linked to our wider sustainability goals, and will ultimately help us achieve our World Climate commitments.
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Leading professional services firm, Deloitte hit the headlines earlier this year when it announced that its 20,000-strong workforce will be able to choose when, where and how they work in the future. Carolyn Hicks MCIPD, a Director in Deloitte’s Consulting practice in the North of England, tells us more about the firm’s plans to ensure the future of work is inclusive and collaborative for all its people. At Deloitte, we have been a champion of agile working, but back in February 2020, more than half of our colleagues had never worked from home. Now, most of us have adapted to a life of virtual meetings and coffees. Moving forward, we have a real opportunity to benefit from the rewards of flexible working, for instance to ensure we are attracting the best talent in the increasingly global and highly competitive marketplace. The wellbeing of our colleagues is paramount, and Deloitte research has told us that our staff are more productive and less stressed working remotely, with
40% of employees – across the UK – telling us they work best from home, compared to in a workplace (21%). More than two in five (42%) say they like not having to commute, with 40% finding it more efficient and 34% feeling more relaxed. However, the research demonstrates that many are craving some face-to-face interactions which is why we have given our people the freedom to choose when, where and how they work in the future. As part of this, we have designed a Hybrid working model to ensure we keep the flexibility of remote working, without losing the connections and opportunities for collaboration that we need to make a difference for our clients, for our people and for society. Transforming workplaces In our recent Future of Work Survey, over 80% of our people said they expect to work from a Deloitte office two days or fewer per week, and over 90% told us that ‘choice’ and ‘flexibility’ should be at the heart of how we work in the future.
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