- Hybrid work demands are increasing as workers seek even more flexibility
- “Microshifting” addresses the traditional 9-5 with more custom working hours
- Having these options is becoming crucial to attract younger workers.
New research has found that workers recognize the benefits of time in person, but still prefer to retain flexibility and even make sacrifices for it.
An OWL Labs report found that a large majority (93%) of the United Kingdom workers agreed that they would take measures (such as renouncing) if remote or hybrid options were completely eliminated.
Despite the best efforts of companies to update policies to reflect more work in person, employees simply do not want to. The number of candidates who reject jobs without flexible hours have increased five percentage points from 39% to 44% in the last year.
Workers want remote flexibility, and that’s all
The most common routine seems to be three days a week in the office (41% of workers), being four days (27%) the second most popular.
However, it is not only the moment of the office that is under debate, because many workers want even greater flexibility. Two out of three (67%) are interested in “microshifting” instead of a linear work time (for example 9-5) so that they can work according to their patterns of energy, responsibility or personal productivity.
Another traditional work configuration has also been questioned: a surprisingly high number (73%) of workers now see a four -day work week as an important benefit, and many would be willing to sacrifice a part of their salary (average of 8%) for this.
This feels mainly between millennials (77%) and generation Z (72%), with boomers (38%) much less likely to agree. Similarly, microshifting is a younger preference.
Weishaupt added companies that defend fluidity and flexibility often see the greatest increases in productivity, which makes it much more shocking than only improve the morals of workers.
