Tag: lockdown
More than half British workers have transformed bedrooms into offices
More than half of workers have transformed their bedrooms into makeshift offices during lockdown, according to a new poll. The survey of 2,000 adults who are working from home examined how they have adapted after offices were forced to close in March. More than half (54 per cent) of those questioned by Premier Inn say…
Mobile users turn to yoga apps to de-stress during lockdown
Mobile users turned to calming yoga, recipe and painting-by-numbers apps as stress and anxiety levels rose during the lockdown period, with use soaring by almost half (45%, 45% and 44% respectively), according to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. Reading and audiobook apps such as Kindle and Audible saw their use rise…
Over 1 in 10 working in cupboard or bathroom during lockdown
Nearly one in 10 adults have had to sit in a STORE CUPBOARD to get peace and quiet while working from home – and due to the limited range of their current home WiFi.A study of 2,000 adults also found 14 per cent of those in London have even had to work from their bathroom…
Top 10 activities that will continue after lockdown – video calling tops list
Millions of Brits have enjoyed their lives online during lockdown and plan to continue having digital social catch ups and exercise classes because they believe it makes them MORE productive. A study of 2,000 adults discovered 72 per cent have used the internet more than ever while at home in recent months, with more than…
Virgin Media reveals lockdown leap in broadband traffic
Virgin Media households have downloaded an extra 325GB on average during lockdown so far making use of their ultrafast speeds Customers now using enough extra data to watch 3.5 hours more Netflix and send tens of thousands of emails every single day Northern Irish customers are downloading the most and Scottish customers the least in…
British bosses encourage remote working as work safety measures introduced
British businesses are set to encourage more remote working in future – with nearly half of bosses believing it will save them money. A poll of 1,000 employers in the UK found that, prior to lockdown, just 45 per cent were comfortable with staff working away from the office. But seven in 10 are now…
