The impact of the pandemic on global workplaces has continued to manifest in the prevalence of work-from-home alternatives and a significant rise in employee requests for mental health-related accommodations, as revealed by a recent employer survey.
Over 80% of companies surveyed indicated that they utilize some kind of remote work structure in 2024, almost an identical percentage of employers compared to the previous year. This finding is part of a report released by Littler Mendelson PC last Wednesday.
Employment lawyer and a prominent figure of Littler’s Covid-19 task force, Devjani Mishra, spoke about the influence of the pandemic on the current work environment. He said, “We had this disruption and a lot of people had to work remotely. There’s been a proof of concept that a lot of work can be done remotely.”
The survey also found that seven out of ten companies have switched to hybrid work arrangements, where staff members are allowed to operate both on-site and remotely. Furthermore, there has been a surge in both accommodation applications and leave requests, indicating the persistent pressure employees are undergoing and the changes employers have had to make in response.
The persisting prevalence of such restructuring suggests that changes brought about by the pandemic may likely continue to inform workplace norms in the foreseeable future.
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