The Corona pandemic has forced companies to rediscover themselves, and is expected to see drastic changes in the labor market over the coming period.
A report by the Spanish site of Iquebos e Talento says that the measures imposed by the Corona pandemic in recent months have had major impacts on companies, and that the trend towards adapting to developments imposed new challenges that must be dealt with successfully to improve productivity and continue to achieve growth.
The site pointed out that most companies and employees are betting on working remotely even after opening the economy and easing the closing procedures.
According to a survey conducted by Bain & Company, a business consulting firm, 68% of employees in Spain were able to do their jobs remotely with better productivity, which means that office work is no longer synonymous with increased productivity.
Below, multinational Sodexo tracks the most important keys to adapting to labor market variables after the Corona crisis.
Distance working
After the success of the remote work experience during the last period, many employees do not want to return to the office, or at least do not want to resume work from the office permanently.
According to the Adecco study of temporary employment, 77% of employees want to combine work remotely with work at the company’s headquarters. In this way, employees will be able to further reconcile personal and working life, and avoid continuous movement to the workplace.
Four working days a week
Having more free time is one of the factors that make employees return to their business more actively and provide better productivity. For this, organizations should bet on a four-day work week instead of five.
According to a survey conducted by Henley Business School, 77% of employees think that their lives would be better if they worked four days a week.
The work culture must change in a way that gives priority to achieving the goals rather than focusing on the number of working hours.
Dependence on digitization
Technology has played a decisive role in saving troubled institutions during the last period, and companies are moving more and more towards adopting digitization, and this is expected to continue in the near future.
This will make major changes to the work environment, and employees will have to acquire new skills and quickly adapt to modern digital tools.
Enhance communication with employees
With the combination of working in the office and working remotely, communication with employees becomes much more important than before.
Therefore, employees should be kept abreast of the latest developments in the company, regardless of where they perform their duties, and it is necessary to adopt a successful internal communication strategy to enhance the company's growth and stimulate productivity.
Disconnect from the network
According to Spain's Ikebos-e Talento website, statistics show that Spaniards work an average of two additional hours a day when they work online from home.
Therefore, it is necessary to disconnect from the network when completing work or completing a specific task, otherwise the consequences will be severe for the company and employee, as the continuous connection to the Internet causes stress in the long run and adversely affects productivity.