A new survey from jobs site Indeed has found almost three in five Australian employers plan to introduce more flexible working in 2021, The New Daily reports.
After months of bedroom Zoom calls and working at kitchen tables, the findings should offer comfort to hundreds of thousands of office workers hoping their employer will offer them greater flexibility in the new year.
One study by the Boston Consulting Group found that, after coronavirus restrictions are lifted, up to 60 per cent of Australian workers want to work remotely for two or three days a week.
Kylie Blatsis, a senior account director at creative agency HBK, has been working from her home in Melbourne since March.
Ms Blatsis said she has enjoyed working in an environment free of distractions, as it has allowed her the time and space to immerse herself in her work.
In her previous roles at different companies, she said, she felt as though 80 per cent of her time was spent stuck in meetings.
But she’s nonetheless “excited at the prospect of interacting with people” in the office again – not least because she started her role at HBK just a week and a half before the beginning of lockdown.
Dr Denise Goodwin is a research fellow at Monash University’s research unit BehaviourWorks Australia, which specialises in behaviour change.
She says her research shows most people would like to work “around three days a week from home”, as remote working saves people time and money by eliminating the daily commute and provides greater flexibility for parents.
But she says the answer to the following question remains unclear: “How do you arrange things so that this is a win-win for the business and the employees?”
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Working-from-home revolution: Most Australians aren’t too keen on returning to the office (The New Daily)
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