Dr Jane Parry gives oral evidence before the Welsh Government on proposals for remote working

This morning, Dr Jane Parry, Lecturer and Director of Research for HRM and Organisational Behaviour within Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton, gave oral evidence before the Welsh Government on proposals for remote working with Prof. Alan Felstead. She reflected on their ESRC/UKRI funded project looking at organisational learning around working from home during lockdown.

The Work After Lockdown project explores how crisis-driven working from home spurs wider change in how people want to work and how organisations respond. The findings will shape how work is organised in the future, following the disruption of lockdown. As we move through the next phases of the pandemic, the research is designed to support economic and social recovery, providing timely practical guidance and recommendations for employers and policy makers. It explores how the pandemic has influenced two different UK sectors, professional services and public administration, analyses the longer-term effects of working from home, and looks at which new behaviours and working practices will remain, and which should be encouraged.

To learn more about the Work After Lockdown project click here.

To watch the committee meeting with the Welsh Government click here.