Source | m-timesofindia-com.cdn.ampproject.org | Farheen Hussain | TNN
BENGALURU: More than a year after work from home (WFH) took off, some experts believe that the pre-Covid office model may be on the way out and a hybrid system will be the future of workplaces. They say this system will be agile, experimental and empathetic, supporting remote arrangements, and only a few employees will be physically required in the office on select days.
The trends were discussed during a webinar, ‘The future of work – Can it ever be business as usual?’, organised by the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) recently. Indraneel Banerjee, partner, McKinsey & Company (India), said that plans for a future workplace were still conjecture and would play out in a couple of quarters. “When we ran surveys, we found that on average, productivity has worked well in a remote setting. We have also realised that a significant number of roles across industries can be done remotely. Of course, candidates in roles that need collaboration, data and IP security will be required to return to the office,” he said.