Now, as regions around the globe begin reopening and relaxing stay-at-home orders, organizations are contemplating and rethinking their strategies for returning to the physical office. As we look to empower employees and provide an excellent digital employee experience for a future-ready workforce, ...
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, it took time for employees to adjust to working remotely full time. Asking employees to change routines once again can bring anew level of stress and anxiety. In some cases, employees may push back on returning to the office. For example, Apple'sdir...
For many companies, return-to-office conversations have focused almost exclusively on the “where” instead of the “when” of work, overlooking the critical importance of schedule flexibility. Today, more than 9 out of 10 knowledge workers (94%) say they want schedule flexibility (compare...
‘Return to office’ (RTO) is a policy that says employees who have been working remotely should come back and work from the company’s physical office location. While some companies have returned to the office five days a week, more companies— particularly those in the tech industry — hav...
Many companies in the US are seriously working on their ‘return to office’ strategies. Bank of America Corp. has hired about 1,800 freshers from campuses, who will start working from physical office spaces in October this year, in different locations across the US. However, these hires will...
For employers facing this challenge, here are some best practices for easing employee anxiety brought about by returning to the office as well as strategies to communicate new policies or procedures you design to keep workers safe. Identify the root cause of the anxiety ...
While there is no singular right way to communicate return-to-office announcements, there are many wrong ways. We’ve seen five strategies work effectively.Bonnie Dowling Partners with clients to achieve and sustain their strategic p...
Additionally, employers should double-down on their testing and contact-tracing strategies for employees "in an effort to ensure healthy workforces and the business continuity they support," he says. More employers require vaccines The new CDC masking guidance also adds fuel to the debate of whe...
For many U.S. workers, though, at least one thing seems to be certain: Full-time work-from-home life will eventually end. Feeling anxious about going back to the office is normal, O'Neill says. Here are her top five strategies for making your return to work as stress-free as possibl...
For all the various data and research that seeks to capture the reality and impact of hybrid work policies, it’s hard to find nationally representative, statistically significant samplings of HR executives detailing their organization’s return-to-office policies or enforcement strate...