Flexible working does not mean that 100% of the working day has to take place outside the office. In fact, a model that combines telecommuting and on-site work is also a favourite among employees.
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The hardest months of the pandemic and of confinement taught many companies a valuable lesson: the performance of their employees, despite the added difficulties of a family confinement and with uncertainty and worry as a social context, continued to be excellent even when working from home. At least this was the general trend, with some studies showing that productivity did not suffer.
This forced teleworking experience that coronavirus brought us opened a door to a new work system: the hybrid model. A model that many organizations are betting on now that their workforces are back in the office.
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It’s time to go back to the office, to presenteeism, to meet our colleagues from the next desk or from other departments during the coffee break. Life is back in the workplace. However, it’s not back to the way it always was. Things have changed for both the company and the employees.
After months of telecommuting, many organizations are now opting for a hybrid work model. This “The hybrid work model allows employees to carry out part of their work activities in a workplace other than the company’s office”.
Flexible working does not mean that 100% of the working day has to take place outside the office. In fact, a model that combines telecommuting and on-site work is also a favourite among employees.
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The staffers that work under this system divide the days they go to the office and the days they work from home. A rotational work model that is also driving the transformation of offices.
“70% of workers want flexible remote work options to continue”
Many companies have thought that it’s not necessary for each employee to have their own desk and have adopted hot desking. If you want learn more about this model, read this article.
Teleworking at home or from anywhere has advantages for the employee that benefit both their personal and professional life:
The time of the pandemic has also taught us that there are irreplaceable things about working in the office.
However, all that glitters is not gold. Telecommuting can affect the relationship with colleagues and the ability to work in a team. In addition, it also deprives employees of situations that can benefit their professional and even personal development. The time of the pandemic has also taught us that there are irreplaceable things about working in the office:
As you can see, there are arguments in favour of both remote work and working in the office. The pandemic has made us reflect on a new office model in which the hybrid format is proving that leveraging the best of face-to-face and the best of telecommuting can be the way forward.
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