From the corner office to the coffee shop, Canadians* want to redefine the "workplace"

Rogers survey shows one third of full time employed Canadians willing to
give up salary, vacation or benefits to work from anywhere

Canadians lack access to the latest technologies in the workplace

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2013 /CNW/ – The workplace as we know it is shifting.
According to the new Rogers Connected Workplace report conducted by Harris Decima, technology and connectivity is a key
driver.

The report shows that over half of Canadians – including both Baby
Boomers and Generation Y – think it’s important to work with the latest
technologies and do so from anywhere, but they don’t have access to
resources or workplace policies to make this a reality. And looking
ahead, these elements will be increasingly important to decisions on
future employment.

“It is clear that by making the shift to a more connected workplace,
small and large businesses have an opportunity to influence
productivity and drive innovation,” said Steve Van Binsbergen, Vice
President, Business Segment, Rogers Communications. “Businesses that
enable employees to work seamlessly across devices and environments
stand ready to improve employee morale and deliver better customer
experiences.” 

The Rogers Connected Workplace report evaluates Canadians’ insights and
attitudes towards technology driving the move to a connected workplace.
Four major trends emerged from the research:

1. Canadians willing to sacrifice salary and vacation days to work from
   anywhere

• One third of Canadians (33%) say they would sacrifice something
  (including salary, vacation days and employee benefits) to work
  remotely
• Over half (59%) of Canadians agree in the future, flexible work hours
  and the ability to work from anywhere will be top priorities in their
  choice of employer

• Job satisfaction could increase for almost half (47%) of Canadians if
  employers provided the latest technology tools and services
• Baby boomers are just as likely as their Gen Y counterparts to attribute
  access to the latest technology as being important (70% and 66%,
  respectively)
• Almost eight in ten (76%) of Canadians agree collaborative workplaces
  make them more productive

• A quarter of Canadian smartphone users (23%) who carry two smartphones
  do so because their employer doesn’t allow them to connect their device
  to the company server
• Over half of Canadians (54%) who use their smartphone for personal and
  professional purposes are comfortable with employer-enforcing security
  policies

• Today, Canadians spend the majority of their workday using traditional
  workplace devices such as desktop computers (45%) and landlines (10%)
• In the future, Canadians would prefer to use laptops (40%), tablets
  (15%), and smartphones (10%) as  primary work devices

“Evolving technologies are redefining the Canadian workplace,” said Van
Binsbergen. “We are working with customers across the country to
deliver what we call the ‘connected enterprise’, going beyond
traditional office technology and implementing solutions that meet the
needs of the shifting workplace.”

To download the comprehensive Rogers Connected Workplace report, visit
the SlideShare link here.

To learn how Rogers is delivering the connected enterprise to Canadian
businesses, visit: rogers.com/enterprise

About Rogers Communications

Rogers is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. We
are Canada’s largest provider of wireless voice and data communications
services and one of Canada’s leading providers of cable television,
high speed internet and telephony services. Through Rogers Media we are
engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping,
sports entertainment, magazines and trade publications, and digital
media. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A
and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For further
information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit www.rogers.com.

*Survey Methodology:

An online survey was conducted by Harris/Decima among a national sample
of n=1,001 Canadian panelists, aged 18+ who are employed in a full time
position at their company/organization and are not self-employed.  The
survey was administered in both English and French between October 17th
and October 30th, 2013.  The data is weighted to replicate the actual
population distribution by age, gender and region according to the 2011
Census.

SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.

Image with caption: “Technology is redefining the Canadian workplace. The Connected Workplace report, released today by Rogers shows that while the majority of Canadians are still using traditional wired devices at work, they think it’s important to have the latest technology like laptops, tablets and smartphones to do their jobs in and out of the office. (CNW Group/Rogers Communications Inc.)”. Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20131127_C5304_PHOTO_EN_33901.jpg