From the course: HR Foundations, Part 3: Employee Experience

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Reimagine the workplace

Reimagine the workplace

- Mutual respect. That's what employees want. That's what employers should want to give. Employees are demanding more flexibility in how, when and where they work. And if companies keep trying to force them back into rigid in-office work settings, employers will not be able to retain the best talent. So remote or hybrid is the future of work, and the future is now. Even before the pandemic, the entrance of millennials and Gen Z into the workforce coupled with technological advances, was causing the number of remote jobs to double every 15 years. But Covid-19 accelerated this growth. One Pew Research Center study revealed that about 60% of Americans now believe their jobs can be done from anywhere. But how do you know if a job is well suited for remote or hybrid work? First, review the essential functions of the job. We did this with our nursing staff during Covid-19 when I worked for a healthcare company. Many…

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