- Half of the British workers would consider
- Hays study sees that three-quarters quoting commuting costs as their greatest concern
- 71% See straight or improved productivity among external workers
Forcing employees back to the office at full time risks losing corporate talent, with most professionals who greatly appreciate hybrid who work for its costs and well -being benefits, new research has found.
Almost half (48%) of 8,000 British organizations asked by the recruitment company Hays said they would even consider quitting if they were forced back to the office full -time, which emphasizes how important it is for businesses to consider the worker’s needs.
The study also noted a gender difference in which women (58%) over a third more likely to stop over full -time office states than men (42%).
Workers are willing to stop over full -time office states
Of those examined by Hays, more than three -quarters (77%) follows a hybrid work model with three days a week in the most common office.
About one in five (22%) still allows staff to choose their own remote working days, but this has fallen from more than a quarter (26%) just six months ago, indicating that flexibility could be on a decline.
On the flip side, one in five organizations has increased their requirements for the office’s participation. Fortunately, only 8% of companies plan to mandate a full -time return in the next six months, although the survey does not detail how many companies plan to implement such measures over six months.
Businesses seem to understand that workers want more flexibility because two out of three (66%) noted that they fear the staff’s setbacks if participation in the office had to be enforced stricter.
Interestingly, it is the financial benefits that seem to be most enticing for workers who want to stay home. Nearly nine out of 10 (88%) says full -time office work would raise their commuting costs, by 73% with reference to commuting costs as their main concern.
“Before making significant changes in their current working model, employers must look at the larger picture and consider key factors such as the cost of commuting, balance between working life, employees’ well-being, productivity and host of benefits that hybrid work can bring to their business, to preserve talent in a tough market,” Hays UK & I COO PAM Lindsay-Dunn commented.
Fortunately, only 13% believe that remote workers are less productive than their office -based colleagues, with 52% noticing productivity equality and 19% adding that home workers are more productive.
Via The Guardian
