As more companies announce new office attendance mandates, and most workers are back in the office globally, leaders now must now consider how to meet new expectations around work and where it’s done.
A new normal for office attendance
With the increased emphasis among employers on productivity and operational efficiency, companies continue to adjust their hybrid policies in favor of greater office attendance. Today, employees globally are spending just over three days in the office on average, with peak attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
However, despite widespread adoption of hybrid models, variances in office attendance are materializing across regions and countries, ranging from two days in the U.S. and U.K. to over four days on average in China, India and South Korea. These differences are largely driven by a combination of cultural nuances, living arrangements and other structural factors.
Overall, the majority of international organizations (87%) are encouraging their employees to work from the office at least some of the time. In fact, only 20% of employees work fully remote or up to two days in the office today, down from 39% a year ago. As employers continue expecting in-office work and companies increasingly pivot away from fully remote hiring, office attendance is expected to incrementally rise through year-end.
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