Hybrid work model is here to stay: UAE companies

Hybrid work model is here to stay: UAE companies

The blurred line between work and home seemed just a temporary effect of Covid-19 in the early part of last year. Now, as companies are chalking out elaborate plans for the near future, there is a realisation that remote work is here to stay longer than anticipated for a fair share of the global workforce.

“Our experience is that 100 per cent remote work might work but only for very certain roles and tasks. In reality, hybrid is the answer…Developed countries have a higher propensity for remote work, whereas developing countries have a higher propensity for physical work,” Abhinav Singhal, chief strategy officer (CSO), APAC, Thyssenkrupp, said at Khaleej Times' second Remote Workforce Summit 2021 on Monday.

This is the overwhelming view of the participants at the summit that includes the region's foremost industry leaders, technology experts, and key decision-makers.

“Covid-19 pandemic has changed the workplace for the future. Period. We all know that work will never be the same, even if we don't yet know all the ways in which it will be different. If leaders can use this once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine everything about how we do our jobs