January 8, 2021

Top Tips for Working from Home

Even though your people are working from home, employers have a legal responsibility to provide suitable equipment and workplace furniture. You need to consider every home office as an extension of your main office as all legal requirements apply to working from home.

Natural light

Helping to boost productivity, natural light is extremely important. Not only does natural light support mental and physical wellbeing, it helps you be creative and efficient. If possible, ensure all home office set ups are located near a window that can be opened.

Nature

Biophilic design is a popular topic with businesses considering their future office designs. Bringing nature into your working environment is fantastic for your mental and physical wellbeing. Studies have also shown it helps boost individual’s productivity. Humidifiers and air purifiers are a wise investment when spending extended periods of time indoors, but plants have similar purifying abilities. The range of benefits that plants bring include fewer airborne dust particles, lower CO2 levels and increased humidity levels.

Finding ergonomic solutions that work in a home environment can be tricky, that’s why Limelight has sourced a range of solutions that are ergonomic, durable and stylish.

Technology

Make sure you use technology and maximise its potential. It’s very easy to be isolated from the social aspects of a working environment when working from home. Maintaining a positive working culture is great for individual’s mental wellbeing, but also ensures that everyone stays aligned to the same goals and vision.

Stay Active

Homeworkers often work from one location and spend a lot of their day sitting, so make sure you carve out time in your working day to do some exercise.

Whether it’s to make a coffee, grab a snack or make a call, employees need to ensure they step away, take a break and get active. Regularly take short breaks to get up and walk around. Physical activity is linked to all sorts of benefits including creative thinking and stress reduction (something we could all use right now).

Appropriate Work Settings & Ergonomic Furniture

Many businesses provide employees with ergonomic office furniture to support physical wellbeing in an office environment. Working from home and sitting on a dining room chair or the sofa for an extended period will not have a positive impact on your long-term physical health. Set up your computer so it’s as close to eye-level as possible. Avoid hunching over a laptop to prevent straining your back, neck and eyes.

Home furniture and equipment should be the same standard as the office. Products designed with ergonomics in mind reduce the likelihood of injuries such as repetitive strain injury (RSI), eye strain and carpal tunnel.