- Hybrid processing requirements increase when workers look for even more flexibility
- “Microshifting” tackles the traditional 9-5 with more tailor-made working hours
- Having these options becomes essential to attract younger workers
New research has found that workers recognize the benefits of a personal time, but they still prefer to maintain flexibility and will even sacrifice for it.
A report from Owl Labs found a large majority (93%) of British workers agreed that they would intervene (such as resignation) whose remote or hybrid options were completely removed.
Despite the best efforts of the companies to update policies to reflect more personal work, employees simply do not want it. The number of candidates who reject jobs without flexible hours has actually risen five percentage points from 39% to 44% in the past year.
Workers will have remote flexibility and that’s it
The most common routine appears to be three days a week in the office (41% of workers), with four days (27%) being the second most popular.
However, it is not only time in the office that is up for debate because many workers want even greater flexibility. Two out of three (67%) are interested in “microshifting” as opposed to a linear working time (for example, 9-5), so they can work per day. Their personal energy, responsibility or productivity patterns.
Another traditional work setup has also been questioned by surprisingly high number (73%) of workers now see a four-day work week as an important advantage, and many would be willing to sacrifice part of their salary (average 8%) for this.
This is mostly felt among millennia (77%) and Gen Z (72%), with boomers (38%) far less likely to agree. Similarly, microshifting is a younger preference.
Weishaupt added companies that advocate fluidity and flexibility often see the greatest productivity increases, making it far more effective than just improving the worker’s morale.
