Work flexibility increasingly desirable: report

On July 1, Antal and Cushman & Wakefield published a report entitled "Flexibility of specialists and managers in the era of change" describing the attitudes and customs of managers related to the performance of their official duties, as well as forecasts for the future of companies operating in Poland. The survey involved over 1,000 respondents in middle and senior positions.

"The success of both employees and entire organizations is more and more often determined by their flexibility in adapting to the changes brought by the economy. For years, we have been moving away from the model in which working time counts, adopting a model in which the implementation of specific tasks and culture are important," Artur Skiba, President of Antal, commented.

During the pandemic, 79 percent of specialists and managers performed work remotely. While 47 percent of respondents used three or more days a month to work remotely before the epidemic, 78 percent of people already have expectations regarding this minimum dimension. 46 percent  of respondents think that the dimension of remote work in their organizations will increase in the future, and only 14 percent definitely excludes this possibility. The pandemic has proven that the vast majority of specialists and managers (93 percent) who worked remotely during a pandemic are able to perform their professional duties in this form without obstacles. Moreover, 78 percent of respondents are satisfied with this form of work.

"Remote work will probably stay with us for longer, while developing new work standards in a hybrid model will be a process that will not happen overnight for most organizations. Office space will still attract employees, although their original purpose may change - instead of physical we will deal with a space that stimulates creativity," Krzysztof Misiak, International Partner, Head of Poland at Cushman & Wakefield, said.

(WBJ)