Remote employment has existed for several decades, but its popularity exploded amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The response to this work model has been mixed; employees love the flexibility, self-preservation, and autonomy of remote work, while managers worry about its effect on productivity, their business’s health, and their employees’ emotional health.
A report from The US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that 29.9 million people worked remotely for all or part of their hours in August 2023. Over 52% of respondents worked entirely remotely, while over 47% were partially remote. As companies attempt to implement return-to-office (RTO) plans, they must consider how these policies will affect their business and, perhaps more importantly, the needs of the people they have employed to grow their company.
