What’s changed — and what hasn’t — 5 years after COVID

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Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, so much of work and daily life has gone through a massive shift. But how much of that transformation has led to permanent change?

In March, 2020, the majority of desk workers went remote full-time, many for the first time in their careers. Yet just 25% of companies offered full flexibility at the end of 2024, while 43% of organizations required employees to come into the office on a set schedule for an average of three days, according to the Flex Index Report. 

Deanna Cuadra
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Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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