Recently, Nigel Farage dismissed working from home as “a load of nonsense” and claimed people are more productive only when they are physically in the office. He said this without any evidence or proof and in fact polling consistently shows the opposite, with strong support for flexible working across sectors. Workers report improvements in productivity, retention and wellbeing.<br /><br />He is not in government and he cannot change employment law tomorrow, but language like this matters. When prominent politicians frame flexible working as laziness, question work life balance, and mock people managing anxiety or caring responsibilities, it gives political cover to employers who want to roll back hybrid arrangements. It shifts the culture and it legitimises forcing people back into long commutes and rigid schedules. Millions of workers will pay the price if we do not take a collective stand against it!

Stop Nigel Farage’s Attack on Flexible Working

I work from home full-time, but I am disabled. Surely it's better for everyone that I earn a wage and don’t libr off benefits. I know I am more productive at home, going into the office is so stressful it makes me ill. Every case is different, you can’t say everyone should just go into the office.

Department for Education

Level 3 Change Maker

Just because a politician isnt disciplined enough to be able to work successfully from home it does not mean the rest of us cant, it takes determination and will power but it can be done and very successfully. When will politicians wake up and see the divide between them and the rest of the country is ebormous, sadly we are not all millionaires on fantastic salaries being paid way over the odds for what they dont do for the county. We cant claim the cost of out first homes let alone a second and an office and staff etc but they can being paid for by the very people who have no choice but to work from home

Automotive

Level 2 Change Maker

Get back to your place of employment multyply it throughout the country too much skiving should never be aloud

Level 1 Change Maker

St Farage ( peace be upon him) is a man God. He is right let’s stop these lazy middle class leftie liberals sacking it off at home having leisurely lunches and commenting on and starting portions on webshites like this.

Health and Social Care

Home working is less expensive to employees as they do not have to provide desk space, utility cost, beverages etc. plus it stops contesting our road, public transport and extra expense and time to get to work. It also gives balance of life. Most important thing to consider is the output. If the output is there and costs less than it is good system to have. I am sure a lot of Mr Farages staff must be working from home and I am told so does Mr Farages wife.

He’s doesn’t know what he’s talking about

Sometimes people who think their opinion matters most don’t have the breadth of awareness to make the best judgement call. It’s dangerous when these people are the ones given the power they crave to make decisions without listening beyond their own framework of thought.

Arts and Culture

Politicians should be fired if the tell lies or avoid a question

Flexible working [working from home] mainly benefits people who work in offices on IT in their workplace or need to look after children. The downside is having little social interaction except team meetings and not being involved with workplace problems like H&S with the rest of the employees?

Mr Farage is a big supporter of entrepreurship, including AI, blockchain and crypto startups, but doesn't like founders having the flexibility to work from home?