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CAREER
While no one can predict the future, here are work at home and have proven productivity, it will
some of the ways the workplace is expected be hard to take away this “perk” from employees.
to change and how your company can begin to Many have been able to adapt to working at home
prepare for what may become the new norm. and now would prefer it. They have experienced
the luxury of waking up and being only feet
away from their office. A Gallup survey even
MORE WORK AT HOME OPPORTUNITIES revealed that 54% of U.S. workers would leave
WILL BE EXPECTED
their current job for one that allowed them to
work remotely. Studies as these and employees
Not all managers and company owners are a fan
having had the firsthand experience of working at
of working at home. In fact, 76% of HR Leaders
home, will leave workplaces very little choice, but
reported to Gartner that the top employee
to offer some work at home options in order to
complaint during COVID-19 has been “concerns
retain top talent.
from managers about the productivity or
engagement of their teams when remote.” When
Most likely companies won’t have to go fully
employees are working at home, it’s harder to
remote, but flexibility will be the new mantra. It’s
track what they are working on and confirm they
true, not everyone works at home well and not
are not only being productive, but also putting in
everyone prefers it so having the option to go
the same amount of effort as when they are in the
into an office environment will be a big perk for
office. Studies have found; however, people tend
some. Whether companies let employees choose
to be more productive when given the freedom if they want to come in or implement a staggered
of working from anywhere as opposed to needing schedule, where smaller groups of employees
to be in an office environment. A 2019 survey by
will still be expected to come in on certain days,
gig work platform Airtasker found that remote it will need to be decided what is best for the
employees work 1.4 more days each month. It company. What is certain, is that working at
was also found that remote workers took more home has proven to be profitable for companies.
breaks, but this boosted their productivity. You will just need to decide what work at home
policies will work best for your company.
Before the outbreak, 69% of organizations
already offered a remote work option on an ad WHAT WILL COME OF THE OFFICE
hoc basis to some employees, while 42% offered it ENVIRONMENT?
part time, and 27% offered it full time, according
to SHRM’s 2019 Employee Benefits Survey. Now With more employees working at home in the
that more people have had the opportunity to future, what will come of the office? Companies
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