Airbnb for work: Could providing employees with flexible housing be the next big benefit?

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The pandemic-induced digital revolution has made it so that employees are no longer chained to one office space, and they’re taking advantage of their newfound freedom.

By mid-2020 in the U.S., the digital-nomad population — or highly-skilled workers who either do not have physical offices or most frequently are away from their office — jumped to 10.9 million from 7.3 million, according to MBO Partner’s 2020 State of Independence in America report. That hike represented a 50% increase from 2019. 

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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