The office will remain vital for employee collaboration

摘要

We took it for granted when we had it and now the office is under the microscope like never before. Our existing office-based data of more than 740,000 respondents confirms that the office has been vital for employees' learning, socialising and collaboration. Perhaps we already knew this; now, we are starting to understand how these activities have been affected by months of homeworking. Employers are asking: what is the true value of the office, and what will my real estate footprint look like in the future? Some, perhaps prematurely, may believe they no longer need an office. Others, meanwhile, are desperate to return. Either way, employers have to work out how best to support their employees now and in the future.