Six in ten HR professionals expect a “large and permanent increase” in remote working in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
And just 5% expect work to ever go back to the pre-pandemic “normal”.
A poll of UK HR professionals by the HR software provider CIPHR, suggests that remote working is here to stay, regardless of any future vaccine.
According to the survey of UK-based HR leaders, only 5% said they expected to go back to old ways of working, while 58% of respondents expect a large and permanent increase in remote working.
A further one in three (36%) said they expect a small increase in remote working, while 1% said they don’t expect to ever go back to the office.
Claire Williams, director of people and services at CIPHR, says: “The shift to remote working was a shock to many organisations, especially if they were relying on manual processes to manage their workforce.
“In the second half of 2020, CIPHR has seen a surge of interest in the CIPHR Connect HCM platform as HR leaders outline their people management requirements to support remote work. With most HR professionals expecting the increase in remote working to remain post-pandemic, organisations need to be equipped with integrated systems and processes that enable them to attract, engage and manage their people outside of the office.”