Work in 2026: the future of flexible tech

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‘We will not go back to normal in the foreseeable future’. Responding to the oil crisis, EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen urged people to work from home, and travel less.

Working from home has skyrocketed since the Coronavirus pandemic, with approximately 42 percent of Britons either working fully remote, or hybrid.

With the added pressure of increasing fuel costs - energy bills for households in Britain could increase by more than £200 a year - this number is unlikely to decrease in the near future.

The influx of flexible working and working from home is not just convenient for employees – these structures are actually shown to improve work performance.

In fact, a 2025 report from International Workplace Group (IWG) found that flexible working could boost productivityby 12% in the UK, contributing a staggering £24 billion to the economy each year, and digital working technologies are at the...

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