Shaping the future of work for hybrid flexibility and wellness: JLL

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Before Covid-19 sparked the great working from home experiment – proving that old ways are not necessarily the best ways - the role of the workplace was already under scrutiny.

Two years of the pandemic served to underscore what HR departments already knew: that employees, in particular the young generation, have different expectations for the working environment than those who have gone before.

During a panel discussion at SCMP’s Melo Summit 2022, Bessie Lee, CEO of JLL in Greater China, was among the CEOs and fellows sharing their insights on the future of work with the students from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

After months of lockdowns, Ms Lee said, “Our relationship with the workspace has changed, and I think that change is permanent”.

Exploring these ideas with the younger generation, it was clear hybrid work has become the most popular way of working today. Global research revealed in JLL’s latest Workforce Preferences Barometer confirms that this trend is already well entrenched.

Responses from 4,015 office workers across the world shows a marked shift compared to previous surveys. In March 2022, 55 per cent of employees were alternating between different places of work every week – not only from home, but from third places like coworking facilities - versus only 5 per cent in March 2021.