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As the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] pandemic continued to evolve throughout the year, so did the way we work. Employee expectations permanently shifted, with many choosing to resign for a better work life balance or more flexibility in where and when they work. And with nearly 70 per cent of full-time U.S. workers having worked remotely - with many still doing so - employers started adjusting their workplaces to fit a new hybrid working model. For the 5th Annual State of Remote Work report, Owl Labs, in collaboration with leading remote work consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics, surveyed 2,050 full-time workers in the U.S. to learn more about the current state of remote and hybrid work and what lies ahead. This survey data was collected in September of 2021. We learned that productivity didn't suffer, with 90 per cent of respondents that worked from home during the pandemic saying they were as productive - or more - working remotely when compared to the office. 84 per cent of respondents also shared that working remotely after the pandemic would make them happier, with many even willing to take a pay cut. Employers, listen up, if you haven't adjusted and created new workplace policies yet, read on to understand why you should.

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The [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic forced organisations around the world to quickly adapt to a new remote reality, in some cases for the first time, in the largest work-from-home shift ever. We've officially fast-tracked to the future of work. Meetings suddenly became Zoom meetings, with video calls happening at a rate not seen before COVID-19. Not only did people embrace remote work, they have now grown to expect it. After six months of working from home full-time, we learned that one in two US workers won't return to a job that doesn't offer remote work as an option and that UK workers prefer remote work, with almost one in two workers willing to take a pay cut to continue working from home in the long term. In this fourth annual State of Remote Work report, we learn more about the current state of remote work in 2020, how employees feel about working remotely in a post-COVID-19 world, their new workplace expectations and what employers need to know to recruit and retain top talent.

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