Hybrid work comes to stay after confinements by the Covid pandemic. Most professionals value their advantages and companies take it into account, although there are some that force employees to return to the office full. In that scenario, they run the risk of losing essential talents, according to a Hays hiring firm report.
The consultant surveyed employees and responsible for almost 8,000 companies in the United Kingdom, concluding that Almost half (48%) would consider giving up employment if they were forced to return to the office in full timewhich highlights the importance of companies when considering the needs of workers. The study also pointed out disparities according to gender: women (58%) have a third more likely to resign against men (42%).
Of the respondents by Hays, more than three quarters (77%) follow a hybrid work model, being the most common schedule to pass Three days a week in the office. Around one in five companies (22%) allows staff to choose their own remote work days, but this figure has decreased considerably in the last six months, indicating that this type of flexibility could be in decline.
On the other hand, one in five organizations has increased its office assistance requirements, although Only 8% of companies plan to demand full -time return in the next six months. The study does not detail how many plan to implement these measures beyond that period. Companies seem to understand that workers want to maintain flexibility, because two out of three (66%) indicated that they fear a negative reaction of the staff if physical assistance will be applied more strictly.
Interestingly, it is the economic benefits that seem more attractive to workers who prefer to stay at home. Almost nine out of ten (88%) claim that working in the office would increase your displacement expensesand 73% quote them as their main concern.
Los productivity levelsgenerally indicated in companies that force physical presence, are not a problem for organizations surveyed. Only 13% believe that remote workers are less productive than their counterparts working in the office, while 52% highlight productivity equality and even 19% add that those who work at home are more productive.
As a summary of the results of this survey, PAM Lindsay-Dunn, director of Operations of Hays UK & I, recommends that «Before making significant changes in their current work model, employers They must analyze the general panorama and consider key factors As the cost of displacements, the balance between working and personal life, the well -being of employees, productivity and the large number of benefits that hybrid work can contribute to their business, in order to retain talent in a difficult market ».
