In early 2020, the world changed dramatically, almost overnight. It became clear that the shift to virtual has brought about a series of significant advancements in the business world, such as:
- The adoption of remote work as a mainstream business model
- Emerging benefits as a result of remote work, most notably increased
- employee and company productivity
- A shift in business leaders’ perceptions of remote work and what this means
- for the business
- An uptick in both the uptake and need for workplace learning
- An increased emphasis on employee overall health and wellness
- Shifts in thoughts around talent acquisition and retention in response to this
- new way of working
General stats on remote working
- Nearly half of employees worked remotely full-time during the pandemic
- The amount of employees working remotely prior to the pandemic was 30%, compared to 48% now
- 48% of employees will keep working remotely at least some of the time after COVID-19
- Modern employees would now choose to spend 40% of their time working from home
- 62% of employees now expect their employers will allow them to work remotely moving forward
Stats on talent acquisition and retention
- 65% of respondents in one survey report wanting to be full-time remote employees post-pandemic
- 31% of current remote employees want a hybrid remote work environment moving forward
- 81% of respondents in one study said they would be more loyal to their employer if they had flexible work options
- Remote employees are more likely to report being satisfied with their jobs than office-based workers (57% vs. 50%)
- Remote workers are 13% more likely to stay in their jobs than onsite workers
Source: Intuition