{"id":26,"date":"2022-04-19T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seventyeight.com.au\/?p=26"},"modified":"2022-12-06T06:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:05:16","slug":"hybrid-employment-is-here-to-stay-and-google-is-getting-in-on-the-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seventyeight.com.au\/hybrid-employment-is-here-to-stay-and-google-is-getting-in-on-the-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid Employment Is Here To Stay, And Google Is Getting In On The Act"},"content":{"rendered":"
As immunizations, the Omicron variation, and novel therapeutic medications put the COVID-19 crisis under control, the big forced worldwide experiment of working from home is ending.<\/p>\n
However, as businesses negotiate the new hybrid work environment, combining the finest aspects of remote work with time spent in the office, a voluntary experiment has started.<\/p>\n
Yes, there is a push for a “return to normal” and people to return to their desks. On the other hand, city authorities and CBD companies are proposing things like meal coupons and parking reductions to re-engage their previous clientele.<\/p>\n
Most workers, and increasingly employers, have expressed a desire to return to commuting five days a week, according to a variety of polls conducted over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n
Google, which has long been a staunch opponent of working from home, has signaled a sea change in corporate views.<\/p>\n
Last week, employees were notified that they would have to return to work in early April, but only for three days a week.<\/p>\n
That’s still a lot more than tech businesses like Atlassian in Australia, which only requires employees to come into the office four days a year, but it’s a long cry from the country’s pre-pandemic aversion to remote work.<\/p>\n
Hybrid work will continue to exist in the future. Employers will either embrace change or risk being left in the dust.<\/p>\n