In a recent Forbes report businesses gave the following reasons for why they planned to further implement remote working as a permanent business model:
Improved staff wellbeing: 79.9% Reduced overheads: 49.1% Increased productivity: 48.3% Ability to recruit from a wider pool: 34.7% Reduced sickness levels: 27.3% Ability to better match jobs with skills: 17.4%
"Hybrid work models allow organizations to reduce their real estate footprint, resulting in significant cost savings. Up to 40% to be exact."
An article from the New York Times cited KPMG, one of the big-four accounting firms. The firm adopted a hybrid work model, allowing them to vacate three older buildings, reducing the firm’s lease space by 40 percent. The article quotes W. Scott Horne, a KPMG spokesman:
"For our business, we believe a hybrid future — a blend of fully remote, hybrid, and on-site teams — will deepen connections among current and potential employees and leaders, delivering us a competitive edge in the marketplace." |