75 percent of companies looks favorably on remote work

The CBRE and Grafton Recruitment research shows that currently as much as 75 percent of companies view remote work favorably, and most employees want to perform their duties this way at least once a week. However, only a few assume a complete transition to this mode of work, as they lack meetings with other people, professional equipment, or a clear separation between the private and professional zones.

According to CBRE, the implementation of the hybrid work model should start with the calculation of business efficiency.

"The decision about when to work from the office, when from home, and in what amount of time is the result of calculating which of these spaces supports the execution of specific tasks most efficiently. The goal is a sustainable model of the working environment. One that uses an ecosystem of different places to build the highest achievable quality and effectiveness of activities. At the level of each employee and the organization as a whole,” Małgorzata Niewińska from CBRE indicated.

She emphasized that the increased demand for remote work is the result of discovering this form of work as effective.

"There is, however, the other side of the coin. The home office works because it is based on the network and the quality of relationships built in the real world of direct contacts. Moreover, people estimate the value of working from home in relation to the value of the former office environment. Willingness to work from home 4-5 days in a week can be an escape from a controlling manager or an unhealthy culture of cooperation," she noted.

(PAP)