The number of office workers going in full-time has overtaken the figure for hybrid staff for the first time since the Covid lockdowns, according to research from recruitment giant Hays.
Switch back to the office
Just under half of workers are now in five days a week, compared to two in five who are now splitting their working week between home and the office. And less than a fifth are still fully remote, the poll of 15,000 office employees found. Many companies have actively encouraged workers to return to the office.
Even tech giants are calling for office attendance
The switch has even been noticeable at tech giants who developed software to help workers do their jobs at home. Zoom, the video meeting business which boomed during the shift to home-working, has asked staff to come in. Amazon boss Andrew Jassy has also warned staff they must be in the office three days a week, despite the online giant generating billions from web shopping and IT cloud services.
Attitudes are changing
It had been thought that Covid could cause a permanent shift towards home-working. But many bosses have since said that office attendance is essential for collaborative and creative work. And more than half of workers now say they would accept a job even if there was no hybrid working, suggesting that attitudes are changing.
Hybrid working can't be erased overnight
Gaelle Blake, at Hays UK and Ireland, said: "Despite more workers saying they are now working full-time in an office, it’s evident hybrid working can’t be erased overnight."
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