Hybrid working

Hybrid working, i.e., partly at the office and partly at home, is here to stay. The average days per week European office workers work from home has risen from 1.3 pre-Covid to 2.1 now, according to a survey by Morgan Stanley and AlphaWise. The same survey also asked how many days people would like to work from home. On average European office workers said 2 days per week. However, they expect their employer to require them in the office more often, allowing them to work from home only 1.5 days per week. An interesting disconnect that begs the question: should employees bite the bullet or can employers be more attractive by allowing more days working from home?

Average days working from home

Source: Morgan Stanley, AlphaWise, September 2021.