This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65043153
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Covid pandemic: Four in 10 Londoners switch to hybrid work - data | Covid pandemic: Four in 10 Londoners switch to hybrid work - data |
| (5 days later) | |
| Jennifer Panxhi took her business online when the pandemic hit | Jennifer Panxhi took her business online when the pandemic hit |
| It has been three years since then Prime Minister Boris Johnson said we had to stay at home because of Covid-19 and only go out for exercise or shopping. | It has been three years since then Prime Minister Boris Johnson said we had to stay at home because of Covid-19 and only go out for exercise or shopping. |
| In that time, the way many of us work and shop has completely changed. | In that time, the way many of us work and shop has completely changed. |
| Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that before the pandemic, about 12% of adults reported working from home but - during the lockdown - almost of half of us were doing it. | Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that before the pandemic, about 12% of adults reported working from home but - during the lockdown - almost of half of us were doing it. |
| Lockdown may seem like a memory, but some of our habits have stuck. | Lockdown may seem like a memory, but some of our habits have stuck. |
| Hybrid working is here to stay, say managers | Hybrid working is here to stay, say managers |
| 'Hybrid working will become the norm' | 'Hybrid working will become the norm' |
| Londoners have the highest levels of hybrid working than anywhere else in Great Britain, with four in 10 balancing working from home with commuting into work, the ONS data says. | Londoners have the highest levels of hybrid working than anywhere else in Great Britain, with four in 10 balancing working from home with commuting into work, the ONS data says. |
| And 19% of Londoners solely work home. | And 19% of Londoners solely work home. |
| And this is having an effect on businesses based near offices. | And this is having an effect on businesses based near offices. |
| 'Footfall has shrunk' | 'Footfall has shrunk' |
| Jennifer Panxhi owns Jen's Plants and Florist, just off Brick Lane, near the City. | Jennifer Panxhi owns Jen's Plants and Florist, just off Brick Lane, near the City. |
| She said she had to adapt and take her business online because of the lockdown: "I thought, 'I'm not going to let the pandemic stop me'. | She said she had to adapt and take her business online because of the lockdown: "I thought, 'I'm not going to let the pandemic stop me'. |
| "The footfall has shrunk, however, we have a good presence on Google," she added. | "The footfall has shrunk, however, we have a good presence on Google," she added. |
| Abia Vizeoli runs Smoko Loko near Liverpool Street station. She said demand had fallen since the pandemic and she was now employing fewer staff. | Abia Vizeoli runs Smoko Loko near Liverpool Street station. She said demand had fallen since the pandemic and she was now employing fewer staff. |
| "Before it was six people, now it's only three," she said. | "Before it was six people, now it's only three," she said. |
| Abia Vizeoli's staff numbers have halved since the pandemic | Abia Vizeoli's staff numbers have halved since the pandemic |
| Ms Vizeoli said she used to have people queue at her stall and hoped demand would return. | Ms Vizeoli said she used to have people queue at her stall and hoped demand would return. |
| Both business owners said the City was quiet on a Friday; figures show Londoners come into the office more during the middle of the week. | |
| Data from Freespace, which tracks office usage, shows offices are half as busy as they were in 2020 on a Monday in February. | Data from Freespace, which tracks office usage, shows offices are half as busy as they were in 2020 on a Monday in February. |
| Richard Burge, of the London Chamber of Commerce, said: "It's becoming a very three-day-a-week city. | Richard Burge, of the London Chamber of Commerce, said: "It's becoming a very three-day-a-week city. |
| "It has a knock on effect. That means the pubs and the restaurants don't open, or they're very under occupied." | "It has a knock on effect. That means the pubs and the restaurants don't open, or they're very under occupied." |
| Mr Burge said it was going to be "very hard" for business owners to adapt to the change in work pattern. | Mr Burge said it was going to be "very hard" for business owners to adapt to the change in work pattern. |
| Businesses still want to maintain an office presence in London | Businesses still want to maintain an office presence in London |
| Despite the move to remote working, some business owners still want to have a presence in the capital. | Despite the move to remote working, some business owners still want to have a presence in the capital. |
| 'Earn the commute' | 'Earn the commute' |
| Lewis Beck, of CBRE, a global firm that advises businesses on real estate, said: "Central London office take-up is now only 6% lower than pre-pandemic levels." | Lewis Beck, of CBRE, a global firm that advises businesses on real estate, said: "Central London office take-up is now only 6% lower than pre-pandemic levels." |
| He said businesses had to "earn the commute", with offices being designed to provide something that staff could not get at home. | He said businesses had to "earn the commute", with offices being designed to provide something that staff could not get at home. |
| The pandemic took many lives and many lost livelihoods. London seems to be recovering but the ONS figures reveal a different way of working in the capital has emerged. | The pandemic took many lives and many lost livelihoods. London seems to be recovering but the ONS figures reveal a different way of working in the capital has emerged. |
| Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk | Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Flexible working | Flexible working |
| City of London | City of London |
| London | London |
| Coronavirus pandemic | Coronavirus pandemic |