{"id":43014,"date":"2024-07-30T02:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T02:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/?p=43014"},"modified":"2024-08-12T00:03:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T00:03:56","slug":"research-reveals-employees-need-modern-equipment-to-be-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/news\/research-reveals-employees-need-modern-equipment-to-be-productive","title":{"rendered":"Research reveals employees need modern equipment to be productive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: var(--base-3);\">Many companies invested significantly in employee home office set ups during the pandemic to ensure their team could perform their role effectively. However, with many Australian staff still following a hybrid model, is equipment being upgraded often enough?\u00a0<\/span><p align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1em 0px 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><span face=\"Arial, serif\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: small;\">A new study commissioned by COS, an Australian-owned and operated company offering product supply solutions for the workplace, surveyed over 1,000 Australian workers and found\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\">that 62% of workers stated that they would be more efficient at their jobs if they had better equipment.<\/span>\u00a0Delving deeper into the data, the study found that whilst 83% of people felt that they have all the necessary equipment to effectively perform their job in the office, only 58% feel they have the required equipment at home to do the same, indicating a disconnect that\u2019s likely to be impacting the productivity of hybrid and remote workers.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailymedia.com\/sme-business-news\/36662-research-reveals-employees-need-modern-equipment-to-be-productive\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailymedia.com\/sme-business-news\/36662-research-reveals-employees-need-modern-equipment-to-be-productive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE <\/strong><\/a>to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style3 like-43014 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='43014' data-nonce='267e949fe3' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Did you find this useful?' \/><span class='lc-43014 lc'>+2<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style3 unlike-43014 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='43014' data-nonce='267e949fe3' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='' \/><span class='unlc-43014 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-43014 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many companies invested significantly in employee home office set ups during the pandemic to ensure their team could perform their role effectively. 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