The freezing cold temperatures sweeping the country triggered more than weather warning and travel disruption over the last week. According to the latest research by the UK鈥檚 leading independent job board, CV-Library,聽many UK professionals felt compelled to change their working patterns as a direct result.
20.5% of the 1,700 surveyed reported that the recent freezing weather had made them change their working patterns and go into the office, rather than working from home.
44.2% of respondents said they hadn鈥檛 been out much due to the extreme weather, and they needed social connection. The high cost of energy was also a key factor, with 41% going in purely to save on heating bills and 17.7% wanting to save on their electricity bill.
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Just over half of all workers said the weather hadn鈥檛 impacted their working pattern. Others would have liked to change them and go into their workplace more, but they chose not to for a number of reasons. 10.7% said public transport is too unreliable in this weather, with 6.6% saying they don鈥檛 feel safe driving in the icy conditions.
Lee Biggins, Founder and CEO of CV-Library聽commented聽鈥淭hese results聽reflect not only the聽impact the聽weather has on the UK workforce, but how聽the cost -of-living crisis and mental health have聽also become聽key factors within聽modern working practices.鈥�
Biggins continues聽鈥淏ritain鈥檚 greatest obsession is often reported to be the weather聽but its impact on聽the聽economy聽is a serious topic.聽The knock-on impacts of severe weather聽aren鈥檛聽just limited to聽reduced consumer spending and聽supply and distribution issues.鈥�
