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WORK NEAR HOME – IS THIS BRITISH START-UP THE AIRBNB FOR FLEXIBLE WORKING?

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29 JUNE 2021

 

A British tech start-up has launched a new app where employees and companies can
find flexible office spaces nearer to where they live in more than 350
locations.

Narau, founded by entrepreneur Daniel Murray, is set to satisfy the new demand
to "WNH" – Work Near Home.

Flexible workspace offices and even hotels with spaces suitable for co-working
can be uploaded to the Narau app, creating much-needed revenue for the
hospitality sector and the local economy.

Employees or firms download the app, choose where they’d like to work near
home and they’re only charged if they use the space. 

 

> "Working From Home may have helped people reconnect with their families and
> partners and bring an end to the daily commute into big cities. But for some,
> it was very hard, sharing a crowded house with everyone trying to log on to
> the Wi-Fi."
> 
> –Daniel Murray
> 
> Founder, Narau

 

WORKING FROM HOME OR WORKING NEAR HOME?

 

Working near home is a third way of working – a middle ground between working
from home or going back to the office so companies can offer a hub and spoke
model.

According to a Survation survey of 2,000 UK office workers, up to half (42 per
cent) would like to work near home in a serviced office or co-working space as
well as working in their main office.

20 per cent predicted their company would retain their current office but allow
employees to work near home in flexible workspaces closer to where they live.

The survey also found 53 per cent of UK office workers plan to work in the
office and remotely, typically three days in the office and two remotely.

 

SHRINKING EMISSIONS 

 

Another study by the 4 Day Week campaign from Platform London found that moving
to a four-day week by 2025 would shrink the UK’s emissions by 127m tonnes, a
reduction of more than 20 per cent and equivalent to taking the country’s entire
private car fleet off the road. 

Using local office spaces can also slash costs for London based firms. An
average office space in the capital costs £1,000 per employee per month. The
average cost of using workspaces through Narau is just £200 a month per
employee.

 

MORGAN SINDALL AMONGST NARAU'S CLIENTS

 

Companies already using Narau to help their employees work near home include
influencer marketing agency Fanbytes and leading UK construction and
regeneration group Morgan Sindall.

Working near home also has the support of the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rishi Sunak who backed people working more from serviced offices in their local
neighbourhood on days when they do not want to work from home but also do not
want a long commute.

 



Picture: a photograph of Daniel Murray

 

Narau’s Founder Daniel Murray said he’s been inundated with enquiries from firms
looking to work more flexibly to enable their employees to work near home.

Murray said: “The pandemic has vastly accelerated change in the way we work.
Businesses recognise people can work remotely and realise they don’t need the
office space they’ve always had. Hybrid working is here to stay, and the survey
shows almost half of office workers would consider working near home.

“Narau is like an Airbnb for workspaces. It helps employers and their employees
find a desk in an office near to them wherever they like. It also offers
businesses significant savings on premises costs, utility charges and
administrative expenses. It’s simple to use. You just download the Narau app and
then search, book and work.

“The biggest change since the pandemic is the shift in perception that you need
a physical presence in your main office to perform your job effectively. Some
companies are now much more efficient by saving commuting time and improving
performance without requiring people to be in the main office five days a week.

“Through Narau this is what we are trying to do. Help clients improve
productivity by providing their employees with the ability to decide how and
where they work.

“We know that employees miss the social aspect of the office. Those watercooler
moments and the interaction with other people. Working From Home may have helped
people reconnect with their families and partners and bring an end to the daily
commute into big cities. But for some, it was very hard, sharing a crowded house
with everyone trying to log on to the Wi-Fi."

Picture: a photograph of a person holding up a smartphone, showing a screenshot
of the Narau app

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 29 June 2021

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