After the end of the obligation to work from home, normal working life is gradually returning. However, the majority of companies do not have to be present in the office.
After the end of the obligation to work from home, many employees switched back to their traditional office. Most companies, however, forego compulsory attendance and rethink their office planning. (Image: Pixabay.com)
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The obligation to work from home due to the corona pandemic ended in Switzerland at the end of June. Even if teleworking is still recommended, it generally opens up the option of returning to the office. But how exactly do the companies want to enable work on site? The current labor market study by Robert Half, a specialist provider of talent solutions, shows: Almost half of the companies (42%) currently do not require employees to be present in the office.
Home office will remain even after the pandemic
“The return to the office is very careful. In view of the forthcoming fourth wave of corona, companies are keeping the number of employees in the office small and preferring to use hybrid working models, ”says Eva Mahoney, Associate Director at Robert Half.
More than half (58%) of the companies stated in the labor market study that currently over 30% of the workforce works exclusively from home. If it goes to almost every second company (42%), home office will remain an important part of the work culture in the future. They think that even after the pandemic, more than a third of their employees will work from home.
Companies plan with smaller office space
Instead of a full return to the office, 44% of companies are considering reducing office space and 41% want to rethink the office location. Around every third company would like to move to new premises in order to adapt to changing needs, or is considering closing individual offices.
“The pandemic has brought about major changes in companies. While working from home was previously more of a preferred topic for job candidates, it is now the companies themselves that are promoting this form of work. More and more employers are asking less whether, but how and according to which principles they will enable hybrid work in the future, ”says Mahoney.
Those: Robert Half
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