{"id":57681,"date":"2021-03-24T15:14:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T15:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=57681"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:00:02","slug":"welsh-coworking-about-to-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/03\/24\/welsh-coworking-about-to-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Wales on the cusp of a coworking revolution?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We hear from three Welsh coworking spaces on how Covid-19 is changing our relationship with the office, and what comes next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just over a year ago, on 16 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a simple instruction to people across the UK: work from home. Many workers probably thought they would be out of the office for a few weeks while the situation was sorted out; most haven’t yet returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spurred on by the pandemic, many of us are rethinking our relationship with the office<\/a>. According to a survey from business publication Raconteur<\/em>, 79% of respondents expressed a desire to work from home more regularly following the pandemic. But 1 in 5 respondents also said that working from home impacted their mental health or increased loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As more and more companies downsize their offices, or shed them altogether, the coworking sector stands poised to reap the benefits. In Wales, the government is actively encouraging<\/a> employees to turn away from the office, while some coworking companies are even finding business is good enough to expand<\/a> during our current downturn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is coworking in Wales about to boom? Or is this a fad that will die out when restrictions ease? We spoke to three coworking businesses operating across Wales to find out how Covid-19 has transformed the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Square want to bring South Wales\u2019 \u201ccreative, collaborative community\u201d to the rest of the UK<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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