Is the hybrid remote-office model the future of work worldwide?


Almost three out of four office workers worldwide approved of the hybrid work concept, which divides the week between working from home and the office. — Anchiy/IStock.com/AFP

The new hybrid remote-office model implemented by certain companies because of the pandemic has found favour with the majority of office employees in the past few months, according to a recent survey conducted by business communications tool Slack among office workers from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Australia. But attitudes to remote working differ significantly among countries.

Which do you prefer, going into the office part-time, or working from home all week? Due to the Covid-19 pandemic this year, many organisations have been obliged to implement a new hybrid remote-working model, which might mean working remotely on Mondays and Tuesdays, for instance, and going in to work for the rest of the week.

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