As Virus Wanes, Employers Warm Up To Long-Term Telework According to a survey released in June 2020 by Littler Mendelson PC asking more than 1,000 in-house counsel, HR professionals and C-suite executives about returning to work, many businesses plan to let employees continue working remotely when they reopen their offices and may keep doing so even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
52%
of respondents advised that they plan to be flexible with workers’ requests to work from home until the pandemic subsides.
said they plan to change policies to allow 30% telework as long as employees have proven they can be productive
13%
said they will let employees in high-risk groups telework on a case-by-case basis,
4%
said they can’t grant remote work requests because their employees must work on-site
said they planned to open within 34% apercent month said they planned to do so in one to 44% three months 10
10%
said they will not set a date until the virus subsides or testing is widely available
9% were eyeing a return in three to six months said they’re looking to reopen in six to 1% each nine months or in 2021 A S O F J U LY 2 0 2 0 , Google decided to contin-
ue remote work for its employees through July 2021. Google’s decision comes weeks after the global law firm giant Dentons, with a workforce of 100,000 lawyers, had shut down two offices in the United Kingdom permanently and will allow remote work or option for travel to local satellite offices. (Sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-liveupdates/2020/07/27/895734132/google-employees-can-work-fromhome-until-july-2021 https://abovethelaw.com/2020/07/worlds-largest-law-firm-closes-twooffices-thanks-to-covid/?rf=1 https://www.law360.com/articles/1278720/as-virus-wanes-employerswarm-up-to-long-term-telework?nl_pk=7540c816-b630-426e-9f7ec2c870a24cca&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=special)
MSBA RESEARCH: TRENDS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION 2020
