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“Our best estimate

is that 25–30% of
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR the workforce will Remote workers are here to stay

PERMANENT CHANGES IN be working from
THE MODERN WORKPLACE? home multiple Even before the global health crisis,
the number of people who worked

At the start of the global health days a week by from home had increased by 173%

crisis, the modern workplace was the end of 2021.” since 2005. (Global Workplace

forced to adapt to new circumstances, Analytics) And globally, 52% of
- Global Workplace Analytics
prioritizing the health and safety of workers work from home at least

everyone. But now, this widespread once every week. (Owl Labs) But

shift to a work-from-home lifestyle now, the implications of increasing

does not appear to be a temporary remote workers have permanent

solution. Nearly 74% of CFOs recently implications. The longer people are

surveyed by Gartner expect some required to work from home, the

employees who were forced to work greater the adoption we will see when

from home because of the COVID-19 the dust settles. According to Kate

pandemic to continue working Lister, President of Global Workplace

remotely after it ends. And this reality Analytics, “Our best estimate is that

is compounded further by ongoing 25–30% of the workforce will be

workplace trends that organizations working from home multiple days a

can no longer ignore. week by the end of 2021.”