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Workplace Flexibility: Are Employers Flexible Enough to Accommodate Change?

HR Digest

The pandemic also showed us that employees are just as, if not more, productive while working from home as they were from offices. Supporting this finding is the Owl Labs’ 2021 State of Remote Work Study. Workplace flexibility will play a major role in attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent.

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Recruitment roulette: Are you playing the fake flexing game?

Insperity

Clearly, the majority of job candidates prioritize workplace flexibility. It becomes a problem when companies downplay the aspects of their workplace that candidates may object to and try to present a rosier picture instead. Today’s employees expect and prefer greater workplace flexibility.

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26 Incredible Quotes on Work and Life: COVID-19 Edition

Vantage Circle

More and more companies are bound to rush towards work-from-home arrangements in an extremely short period. Presenting some important quotes on work and life that will help you in going through this difficult time and spread optimism among the people of your organization. . "Often " ~ Fred Rogers. "When

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Major new report offers snapshot of hybrid and remote work debate in the US

Workplace Insight

Workplace flexibility is becoming the norm. Before the pandemic, only 8 percent of employers had flexible policies. A minority have added smaller satellite offices or access to co-working spaces (13 percent and 14 percent respectively). Getting to the office is usually more expensive than working from home.

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The Benefits of Flexible Workplaces Over Hybrid Workplaces

Hppy

Most companies and employees had to work from home to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Now that most businesses are back on track, many employees seek flexible workplaces. Flexible workplaces are ideal because 7 out of 10 employees believe it’s less stressful to present in online meetings.

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Creating a Flexible Open Workspace: A Guide for HR

Hppy

In case of smaller businesses, you need to include people in from the start. Give your employees an opportunity to present additional feedback on the pilot. Always make sure that when you revise a work arrangement the process for that should be as clear as when you are starting something new.

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Solutions to Reduce Absenteeism in the Workplace

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Employees can be absent from work for a number of legitimate reasons, however, missing work can present problems for an organization when an employee is repeatedly absent, especially when they are still being paid. Increased Workplace Flexibility. The rate was 3.1% billion per year in the U.S., Image Source.