Sir James Dyson: Working from home affects the competitiveness of British companies

Sir, if the British workers do not return to the office, “the opportunities of the next generation will be affected” James Dyson There are warnings.

The billionaire inventor called government Take “not-so-popular decisions” and lead workers to leave home and return to the office to restore the “competitiveness” of the national company.

The UK lifted the order to work from home as much as possible on July 19, and the government stated that it expects and recommends gradually returning to the workplace during the summer.

However, labor Previously, he called for flexible work to become the “new normal”, saying that “the right to work flexibly will make our economy and the world of work better.”

for telegraph Sir James said that allowing long-term flexible work may create a “two-level workforce.”

He wrote: “The ministers’ rhetoric about home office’will continue to exist’ indicates that they lack understanding of its adverse effects. Where is the evidence based on their output?

“We are taking the risk of creating a two-level workforce, and the efficiency of employees at home is getting lower and lower, leaving those who work hard to promote business development.”

Sir James used his own company as an example to illustrate that some companies are not suitable for flexible work.

He emphasized that his company developed a new ventilator during the initial outbreak of the pandemic, and a team of 400 people worked together to build a new medical device from scratch.

Sir James said: “A project like this will never work with people who are isolated at home.”

He urged the government to restore the company’s right to decide how best to organize the team, adding: “The government must now take advantage of any’vaccine dividend’ and support British companies seeking to restore their global competitiveness.