Are you ready to go back to the office?
The UK government has recently shared rules that will allow offices to reopen under new coronavirus guidelines. Right now, many offices are starting to re-open and put measures in place to keep its workforce safe. However, the impact of coronavirus could have a long-lasting effect on how and where people choose to work.
A new wave of an ongoing study conducted by Gensler (Research Institute), has found that only 12% of the US workforce want to work from home full-time with the majority of the workforce stating that they are willing to return to work but with critical changes. The research found that people required a combination of more space, more cleaning, and stricter sick policies in order to feel safe.
"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟳𝟮% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟮% 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸"
These critical changes may also have a positive outcome in the physical workspace, as not only will the hygiene of the office be addressed, but challenges faced with noise, density and mobility will also be at the forefront of discussion.
We would love to hear your thoughts on this, would you prefer to go back to the office or do you prefer to continue working from home?
