TALENT TRENDS
Identifying, hiring, acknowledging and inspiring great talent in tough times What a complicated web of decisions the pandemic has visited upon us, not least of which are in the workplace. By Cari Kraft, Jacobs Management Group Most company executives now admit that, even when the coronavirus is brought under control, they will be facing a different dynamic in terms of workplace attendance. They are going to have to allow – even benefit from – employees working remotely, at least part of the time. Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory firm, surveyed 127 HR, legal and compliance professionals, and found that 82% of company leaders are going to permit remote work part-time, and 47% will allow employees to work remotely full-time. Flex days and flex hours will also be part of the new norm. (Figure 1) Figure 1: Company leader intentions regarding flexible working after COVID-19
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