Flexibility has risen to the top of workers’ priorities at work. Here’s why it’s expected to trend in 2022 and how businesses can further meet employee needs
In the past two years, work has changed tremendously as many people shifted to remote work, went through a career change, or quit working altogether. One thing that seems to be favored amongst most workers, however, is flexibility.
According to Nick Lillios, CEO of Nowsta, a workforce management platform, 2022 is the year for flex work. In 2020, many Americans were forced into hybrid and remote work models after the start of the coronavirus pandemic. And according to a recentfrom Apollo Technical, an IT and engineering agency, 72% of workers now prefer a flexible work model over returning to office full-time.
Flex work can promote autonomy in areas like making a work schedule or having to show up in person for a shift. Furthermore, it allows managers to customize initiatives and policies to individual employee needs. “If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that flexibility is key in all aspects of life. More specifically, flexibility in the workforce is in high demand,” Lillios tells CNBC Make It.We’ve transformed the way we’ve worked and it will only accelerate in the coming years. Not only are employers seeing the benefit of this way of work, but employees are more empowered to take a hold of their work-life balance.