_Balancing Change and the Way We Work

While corporates have over the past year recognised their ability to function with a remote workforce in weathering the pandemic, it should also be recognised that pre-pandemic employee relationships had largely facilitated the ability to work remotely. With new employees and sustained work-from-home protocols, corporates will no doubt face changing challenges in the future of work.

Calvin Yeo August 11, 2021

A recent survey conducted in Singapore by Knight Frank show that 59% of employees agree that a hybrid of 2 to 3 days a week working in the office is the right balance. Flexible work arrangements which can be defined as flexi-load, flexi-time and flexi-place and the ability to focus on me-work away from office distractions were the top reasons that individual productivity increased with working from home. While not all employees have conducive work-from-home environments and when it’s not their day to return to the office, remote working from cafes and / or satellite co-working centres have served to fill the gap for some.

Conversely, the top reasons employees look to return to the office were for in person interactions and we-work. Both management and employees recognise that not all functions can operate remotely and ultimately what is an optimal balance between working from home and working in the office is unique in both employee and management expectations on the productivity outcomes in the future of work.

To this end let's take a quick balance check on the key elements of a hybrid, workplace strategy:

Our consultants can support you in these unprecedented times. For some clients, we are already engaged in redesigning to workplace and delivering the answer. For others with a little more time, developing a deep understanding of your workforce will be the immediate next step.