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Rather than go toe-to-toe with employees over where they work or the number of days on-site, a large majority of organizations report plans to expand their remote and hybrid strategies and increase investments in tools that enable work from anywhere. An August PwC Pulse Survey, for its part, found that 70 percent of companies have plans to expand permanent remote work options for roles that allow it. In fact, 42 percent reported to having recently implemented new measures, up from the 30 percent that said the same in January of this year. Similar to what many remote work proponents expected during the early days of lockdowns and mandates, the percentage of workforces operating fully remote, five days a week, has settled into levels that are about two to three times the levels seen before 2020. What was less expected was the impact of hybrid working, which has emerged as the dominant arrangement among those capable of remote work. It’s unlikely that will change anytime soon. Hybrid work has steadily increased throughout 2022, from 42 percent of remote capable workers in February to 49 percent in June, show Gallup surveys, and the firm expects it to increase to 55 percent of remote-capable workers by the end of 2022 and beyond. Separate findings from WFH Research largely concur. Between February and June of this year, the percent of RCEs who worked fulltime remote and full-time on-site both declined slightly. The chunk of hybrid workers jumped from 39 percent to 50 percent. In other words, hybrid workforces are here to stay. So, moving forward, it’s less and less about when organizations will force RCEs back into the office and more about navigating the next chapter and developing long-term remote work strategies that accommodate the needs of both employees and employers. o 51 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2022 | CHANNELV ISION

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