Good news, workers: You win. in most cases.
According to a new survey from ZipRecruiter, fully in-person jobs have all but disappeared. Only about 15% of companies with remote capabilities require working in the office five days a week.
Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, said this is a response to the pandemic-era discovery that flexible work arrangements will bring huge recruitment and retention benefits. wealth.
Why? Mainly because remote and hybrid plans are difficult to follow when it comes to recruiting and retention. ZipRecruiter writes that if bosses doubted their effectiveness two years ago, they can no longer do so now. About 75% of companies with remote capabilities allow teleworking at least two days a week, and ZipRecruiter reports that companies that try to bring employees back to their desks against their wishes are taking a “heavy toll” on their morale and employees. ”, that is, losing top talent.
Pollack said the two days of on-site work brought enough people to the building to justify the investment and see the impact of collaboration and connection. “The problem we found is that many companies have not effectively ensured yes Coordination in those days – many companies had the worst possible situation. ” (Remote work guru Nick Bloom calls it an “unorganized hybrid.”)
During the pandemic, bosses cited reduced absenteeism as the biggest benefit of remote work, Pollack said, but now they are primarily supporting how remote work can improve retention, boost productivity and provide access to a broader talent pool.
Even so, 43% of companies have reduced the amount of remote work they allow in the past year, reflecting bosses’ continued discomfort with the practice. Some still believe it harms company culture or reduces productivity, despite numerous studies refuting both.
(60% of ZipRecruiter respondents believe remote or hybrid workers perform as well as in-person colleagues, and 52% of companies say increased productivity is one of the top benefits of remote work.) Yet many bosses are still angry , because they can’t observe or monitor employees remotely, some told ZipRecruiter they believe remote working is less efficient.
It doesn’t matter to the workers. Remote job listings on ZipRecruiter receive three times the number of applications as on-site job applications. “The fact that employers cite improved retention and hiring as the top benefits of remote work suggests that part of remote work may be pro-cyclical,” ZipRecruiter writes. As labor market conditions soften, employee retention often becomes Easier, employers may place less emphasis on distant boosts. “
Office occupancy rates have hovered around 50% for years, according to Kastle Systems, a building security company that tracks key swipes. Despite years of calls for a return to work in the fall and summer and holiday travel, this share is unlikely to exceed 60% for the foreseeable future. “There will naturally be a ceiling,” said Mark Ein, chairman of Kastle Systems. wealth. “We can never really get to 100 percent.”
While most companies that require office filings do not coordinate office hours, they do monitor individual compliance to a large extent. This suggests companies are more focused on enforcing office requirements than actually getting them to work for employees and the “culture” they care about, the report said. No wonder some people insist hybrids don’t work.
ZipRecruiter writes that by identifying and quickly adopting the best hybrid work practices, employers can “preserve the recruiting and retention benefits of flexibility while turning challenges into opportunities.”
In short, they’ll also find themselves with happier employees.
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