Despite headline-grabbing return-to-office mandates by some employers, hybrid and remote work are here to stay.

Many employers are even perfecting their approach to flexible work arrangements. They’re making in-person time more strategic and purposeful, designating in-office days and taking steps to ensure new employees don’t feel isolated.

“They’re undoubtedly here to stay,” Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, said of remote and flexible work options. “It’s hard to put that genie back in the bottle.”

When employers adopted flexible work arrangements during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many found that employees were just as productive when working remotely. In the years since, they’ve discovered that hybrid and remote work options also

See Full Page