Top 10 Work From Home Trends in 2022

Top 10 Work From Home Trends in 2022

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1. More digital nomads

Remote workers love staying at home and don’t opt to travel much for work.  However, 2022 will continue to see an increase in remote workers choosing to work from remote locations other than their home.  This trend is then going to result in an increase in revenue for hotels and AirBnB like rental venues.

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2. Improved home (office) environment

The work from home arrangements have seen drastic changes to the time that people are spending commuting to and from work.  This time saved is now being invested into people’s home lives. Those who work from home now get much more time with their family, as well as more time to socialise with friends outside of work.

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3. More saving, less expenses

As we realised in the last two years, when working from home, travel and food/coffee expenses were a major area for saving.  The biggest savings were seen in the eliminated need to pay for petrol, road tolls and public transport fares.  These savings have even extended to lower spending on clothes. 

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4. Greater workplace actualisation

The future of working from home will include many new forms of technology.  Businesses will be seen integrating new systems and technologies to enhance communication and engagement, tighten cybersecurity as well as monitor employee productivity.

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5. Re-evaluating employee benefits

As remote working becomes more widely accepted and commonplace, employers are going to notice that a ping pong table in the office doesn’t quite cut it when trying to attract new talent and satisfy their existing employees.  From mental health programs (such EAP), to discounts on everyday products, to fun onboarding kits you can send 

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5. Re-evaluating employee benefits

out to your newstarters, wherever they are, there’s so much you can offer beyond a coffee machine in your office.

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6. Focus on health and wellness at home

The temptation to go out for lunch will still be present but you won’t give in to temptation as easily.  When you’re at home you can enjoy the healthy options that you have already bought as a part of your grocery shopping for your household. Gone are the days where you can use the excuse of 

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6. Focus on health and wellness at home

‘forgetting your lunch’ to go out and buy unhealthy takeaway.  Working from home gives you more time to dedicate to exercise and fitness as you have been able to completely cut out the commute time to work.

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7. Remote networking opportunities

Remote working has provided the opportunity for professionals to connect across countries and across the world.  Working from home has alleviated any initial awkwardness associated with connecting with someone. Networking has also been made easier by working from home because you can connect  

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7. Remote networking opportunities

twith professionals who you may never have met if you were working on-site or in the office.

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8. Increased demand for WFH roles

As work from home arrangements continue to grow there is a greater demand for work from home roles.  The remote working movement has increased employee desire to work from home.  In many cases, people will look for roles where they are either solely working from home or working from home part time 

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8. Increased demand for WFH roles

and in the office part time. Employers are also advertising more work from home roles.  This is because remote work arrangements are in high demand and they know that this will increase the talent pool that they will be able to select from.

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9. Better opportunities

Following the increase in demand, remote working has opened many doors for people living in isolated areas and even in other countries.  Remote working roles are providing more jobs, and jobs of greater quality to those who live in remote regions or other countries.

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10. Sustainability

Work from home arrangements will continue to prove to play a major part in reducing carbon emissions.  The biggest reduction will be due to the reduction of the number of people driving their car to work.  Reducing commuter travel is one of the quickest, easiest and cheapest ways to lower your 

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10. Sustainability

your carbon footprint. With less people in offices there will be a reduction in the use of electricity in commercial office buildings.  Office buildings will no longer need to run their air conditioning and heating as often or for as long. Even though people will be working in their homes and will be using power and utilities there, 

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10. Sustainability

instead of in the office, there is a lot more control over the use of utilities in the home compared to a massive office building.  You are more capable of controlling the climate of your home and it is easier to self regulate your body temperature at home than in the office.

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