A recent study by Sony Professional Solutions has found that only one in five workers feel their employer is prepared to support a hybrid working model after the pandemic. Hybrid working is the new name for flexible working/home working resulting from the COVID crisis.
A survey found that two-thirds (65 per cent) of employees expect to work from home at least two days a week, while almost a third (31 per cent) believe that a return to five-day office working will not happen until 2022, if at all.
The study also revealed that the shift towards a more hybrid working model is being driven by 18 to 24-year-olds, with three-quarters (75 per cent) saying they expect to work remotely at least two days a week.
Just 13 per cent of those aged 18-24 said they expect to return to working in the office full time, compared to half (51 per cent) of 35 to 54-year-olds.
The firm added that the results of the survey suggest employers need to better plan their “future workplace” and look at how they support remote workers.
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