61% of millennials would quit their job if they were asked to work in the office five days a week

When asked the main reason for staying home to work, 22 per cent said it boosted productivity, and 20 per cent said it improved the quality of work.

He said: “All I need to do my work is my laptop, phone and good internet.

“There’s no wasted time commuting to the office, wasted time in meetings or mundane conversations.

"As I’m a new Dad too, the time saved from commuting means I get to use that time with my wife and baby.”

Employers were also asked why they continued to encourage working from home post lockdown, with 34 per cent insisting that it improved employee well-being. 

Just over 30 per cent said it improved employee happiness, while 23 per cent said it was due to the high volume of employee requests. However, 22 per cent said it was to increase productivity.

But remote working wasn’t for everyone, as one participant told Employment Hero that they crave the social interaction they would normally get from the office.

They said: “Working from home was very isolating, living alone made it difficult. It was difficult to communicate properly with my colleagues as needed without being there in person - it made everything take longer. I also missed the interaction, day-to-day chatting with colleagues and working directly with pupils.”

The lead author of the survey report, Professor Guay Lim, said the pandemic had shifted the attitudes toward what ‘normal’ work life looks like.

Professor Lim said: “Employers and employees have adapted.

"Should working from home become part of the new normal, it will have fundamental effects on infrastructure needs and policies concerned with connecting where people live with where people work.”