Two years after the pandemic began and with it new dynamics emerged that transformed the way of working, various studies have taken the pulse of how the labor trends that have emerged have evolved. In particular, it is evaluated how open employers and workers are to establishing them definitively or if, on the contrary, they seek to return to the dynamics of 2019.
One of these studies is the Microsoft Labor Trends Index and which for this year he called “Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work.” In it, this type of work is analyzed in 31 countries, including Colombia, as well as the signs of productivity in Microsoft 365 and trends in LinkedIn.
The first conclusion reached is that now people are not the same as those who started telecommuting in 2020, they have changed their perception of work, which is why Jared Spataro, corporate vice president of Microsoft 365, assures that by “adapting to these new expectations, organizations can set up their people and their business for long-term success.” For example, 74% of Colombian employees said they are now more likely to prioritize their well-being over work.
Added to this is the fact that 66% of Colombian employees are open to working in immersive digital spaces next year. Microsoft also concluded that with hybrid work, social construction is configured differently, and one should not rely on face-to-face return as the only way to foster team bonds. However, a concern of 60% of national business leaders is that new employees do not receive enough support to succeed in hybrid or remote work.
The co-working company WeWork in turn conducted the study “Redefining work models in Latin America” and found that 81% of respondents see the hybrid model as the ideal, and 99% agree that the main advantage of remote work is saving time when commuting. In Colombia, “33% said that the companies where they work have not planned an additional remuneration policy for working from home or in co-working,” said the WeWork report.
Finally, the MIT SMR study concluded that telecommuting is a trend to which both technology and organizational culture will have to adapt.
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