Life as it was before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic began to return to “normal”, but there are certain aspects that may not return. Among those the way we work.
And it seems that 78% of New York City employers indicate that the hybrid office work model will be their predominant policy after the pandemic, compared to only 6% before the pandemic. This was revealed by a survey conducted by The Partnership for New York Citywhich is the group that represents many large employers.
The survey was conducted with more than 160 major employers between April 21 and May 4, 2022, to gauge the status of the return to the office among Manhattan’s million office workers and the implications for the future of the districts. central businesses of this county.
The Partnership for New York City revealed that by mid-April 38% of Manhattan office workers were at the workplace on an average weekday. Only 8% are in the office five days a week. The share of office workers who are fully remote dropped from 54% at the end of October 2021 to 28% at the end of April.
On the other hand, return-to-office rates will increase after Labor Day, with 49% of workers expected to be in the office on an average weekday in September 2022.
Employers remain committed to New York City, the survey says: 58% expect the number of New York City office employees to increase or stay the same over the next five years; only 8% expect a decrease in the number of employees. Among those that can reduce your presence in New York, high costs, taxes and public safety are among the most important factors.
In addition, the survey found that 38% of employers will continue to require vaccinations for office workers even if all government vaccination mandates are lifted, 18% say they will not require vaccinations while 44% still he has not decided.
Among employers with 2022-2023 summer internship programs, 50% will have in-person programs, 48% will have hybrid, and 2% will have remote programming.
Surveyed over a two-week period beginning in late April, employers said only 38% of their workforce is back in the office on an average weekday:
8% of Manhattan office workers are in the office full time (five days a week):
11% are in four days a week
17% are in three days a week
21% are in two days a week
14% are on one day per week
28% of Manhattan office workers are fully remote
The Association for New York, which represents the city’s business leaders and largest employers, only asked questions of large Manhattan businesses for the purposes of this study.
Most have offices in Midtown West (38%), Midtown East (33%), or the Financial District (16%). More than a third of respondents (35%) are in finance, followed by real estate (17%), law (11%), technology (6%), consulting (4%) and media (6%). ).
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