Large Companies Struggling To Work Remotely Forced To Adapt Without Other Options

The number of people losing their jobs in the UK has been skyrocketing with companies not having the ability to keep up their process of hiring or even maintaining the number of people they have currently working for them. While this is the trend in almost all parts of the world, various countries are reacting to it differently. In the UK, more than three million people lost their jobs since the start of the pandemic, while they were all signing up for employment benefits, which was the only way that the Government was receiving some understanding of the correct figures.

The UK Government had to take a call between balancing out the economy and the health of the people in the country. The Government imposed various rules that the people in the UK had to follow to keep them safe. Social distancing and mask-wearing were the norms. In July and August, public places were only allowed to accommodate not more than 30 people. They further decided to open up the economy in a small way and started encouraging people to visit small businesses like restaurants, bars, pubs and so on. While this was a lot more positive than the previous several months while the country was going through a nationwide lockdown, it did not have the results that they were expecting.

Just as the economy was seeing changes and businesses were starting to catch up, the UK went through the second wave of the pandemic and had to increase the measures that they were taking. During the time that people had to stay indoors, many companies began the process of remote working, with employees remotely meeting their deadlines, submissions and checking in with the client and internal company meetings.

Most companies moved to the internet, even if their business didn't allow it by taking whatever they could online. Healthcare is one of the industries, much like mechanical work that couldn't be handled online since most of the work was done in person. However, the registrations now took place through their website, which meant that they were working on small ways to reduce public interaction. These small changes went a long way with making people feel safer. Additionally, the Government decided against closing the economy during the second wave of the pandemic since they thought they could get their numbers under control by taking the right precautions.