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Hybrid workingLatest NewsEquality, diversity and inclusionEmployee engagementHR Technology

Workers seek virtual worlds for collaboration, says Meta

by Jo Faragher 12 Dec 2022
by Jo Faragher 12 Dec 2022 Meta believes companies will invest in VR headsets and other metaverse technologies to foster collaboration
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Meta believes companies will invest in VR headsets and other metaverse technologies to foster collaboration
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UK employees want to work in more collaborative environments and feel that current work set-ups stifle togetherness, according to research from Meta.

The company’s survey of more than 1,000 employees found that 84% feel happiest at work when they feel included, and 81% want to work in collaborative environments.

Only 16% felt that video calls helped them to feel present in meetings, and just 14% thought video supported inclusion.

Almost three-quarters of respondents (72%) thought that it would be exciting to incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology into their working lives, with 57% claiming they would be more likely to stay in a role if they had access to this sort of technology.

Almost six in 10 said the metaverse – a collection of VR and other communications tools that creates a virtual world where people can interact – would replicate the sense of togetherness they get from coming into the office.

However, VR and augmented reality (AR) only occupies around 14% on average of UK tech spend, despite 62% of leaders investing in AR/VA or metaverse technologies in the past year.

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Could the metaverse take hybrid work to the next level?

Meta predicts that businesses will work with a number of companies to curate the software tools they need for a “virtual workspace”. However, 60% of employers in its survey said they feel behind their competitors when it comes to planning for the metaverse.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the company would have to lay off 13% of its workforce, and critics have accused the business of having an obsession with metaverse when the concept is yet to be proven.

But the company insists that employers will invest in VR headsets and other tools over laptop upgrades as around a third of the workforce continues to work remotely.

According to its survey, 68% of employees think that organisations that create a “true presence” globally will be able to create a sense of belonging in the hybrid world of work.

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Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.

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