2021-07-27 07:51
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2021-07-27 07:51
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Polish companies do not intend to continue the remote work model; declare that 88 percent. employees will return to stationary work, and 9 percent. will be offered a job in a hybrid model, according to a ManpowerGroup report. Companies explain this with concerns about the well-being of employees and the quality of cooperation.
According to ManpowerGroup’s “Talent Shortage” report, almost every fourth employer in Poland is afraid that performing tasks outside the office adversely affects the well-being of employees. One in five is worried about the quality of collaboration in remote teams. Companies are also concerned about the decline in productivity (18%) and innovation (2%) and organizational culture (2%). Concerns related to working outside the company’s premises are not reported by 22 percent. entrepreneurs.
As Katarzyna Pączkowska, director of permanent recruitment at Manpower, commented, although the pandemic initiated a revolution in the employers’ approach to remote work, now more and more organizations are returning to the traditional model of working from the company’s headquarters. “Motivations vary, most often they are related to challenges in the area of remote team management and long-term maintenance of high efficiency. They often result from the need to integrate employees with the company “- said the expert.
Employers predict that 88 percent. their employees will return to work permanently at the company’s headquarters. Only 9 percent will receive a job offer in a hybrid model. staff, including only 5 percent will be able to work outside the organization for most of the week. Against 1 percent. of the company’s employees plan to work fully remotely. 2 percent employers did not have specific plans.
Entrepreneurs point out that due to the nature of the tasks performed, many functions cannot be performed outside the workplace. Almost 8 out of 10 employers in Poland claim that the daily presence in the company requires the majority (76-100%) of positions in their organization. 13 percent states that it is necessary for more than half of all jobs (51-75%). Only 1 percent. declares that the organization does not have any functions that would oblige its employees to come to the company’s headquarters every day.
To make the positions that require daily attendance at the workplace more flexible, 39 percent. employers intend to introduce flexible working hours. 33 percent of companies declare a combination of remote work with performing tasks at the company’s headquarters, 15 percent – introduction of flexible working hours, 12 percent choice of a workplace, and 5 percent. division of a position between several people. 42 percent employers do not see the possibility of making work more flexible at all.
As emphasized by Pączkowska, employees do not want to lose the flexibility obtained during the pandemic. “The compromise seems to be the introduction or maintenance of a hybrid work model on a larger scale. It is also crucial to thoroughly examine the expectations and needs of employees and respond to them – including by introducing flexible solutions, as well as caring for the health safety and mental well-being of employees. Another important element is is the constant development of employees in the field of soft and hard skills, so that they can meet the dynamically changing needs of the labor market “- said the expert.
She added that when asked about the expectations of employers during the recruitment processes, the candidates clearly emphasized the need for remote or hybrid work – especially in the case of IT, customer service or sales and marketing positions. “Often in the absence of such a possibility, candidates do not decide to accept a job offer. The employer’s flexibility becomes an important competitive advantage in the current market and may provide wider access to the desired talents” – summed up Pączkowska. (PAP)
Author: Karolina Mózgowiec
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