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Where are remote employees permitted to work from?

Source lumi HRBase 208 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

60.1%Anywhere in the UK

60.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Anywhere in the UK” on location of remote employees permitted to work from (base: 208 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Anywhere in the UK 60.1% Within defined UK regions 4.8% Internationally with restrictions 25% Internationally without restrictions 1.9% Location is tightly restricted 8.2%
Location of remote employees permitted to work from (base: 208 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Location of remote employees permitted to work from: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Anywhere in the UKcommon60.1%
Within defined UK regionsrare4.8%
Internationally with restrictionsalternative25%
Internationally without restrictionsrare1.9%
Location is tightly restrictedrare8.2%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

The geographic limits on where remote employees may work, from UK-only to international. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/location-of-remote-employees-permitted-to-work-from
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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