February 12, 2021 - 1382 views
If you could hot-desk in a hub with others closer to home where would you like it to be?
Welsh Government has launched a new website with interactive maps so people across Wales can help them decide where best to locate flexible co-working hubs so they get maximum use.
The pandemic has completely changed the way in which many businesses and people across the world are working, and Welsh Government has set a long-term ambition of 30% of the Welsh workforce working from home or much closer to home.
To support its ambition Welsh Government has now launched an interactive map so members of the public can drop a pin in a location where they would like to see a remote hub created. Welsh Government hopes this interactive approach will help ensure that the hubs are designed and developed to get the maximum use.
Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, said: "This is your opportunity to let us know where you’d like to hot-desk and where you think you’d work best. It’s about creating a choice on where the future Welsh workplace is.
"The pandemic has shown that many people don’t need or don’t want to be in an office environment all week. In recognition that home working isn’t always best for people we want develop remote working as a viable alternative.
"This type of flexible working can help people and their employers, while also strengthening local communities and bringing benefits for the climate and for wellbeing as we lessen the dependence on the traditional commute.
"We now have a real opportunity to embed remote and flexible working as a cultural norm. This could help us to support and rejuvenate our local businesses and town centres, improve the work-life balance for so many, and reduce the time and environmental damage of daily long commutes."
