88% of employees want to rethink pre-COVID-19 ways of working

88% of employees want to rethink pre-COVID-19 ways of working

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Inayat-ur-Rahman, Deputy Business Editor

New global research commissioned by Kaspersky of 8,000 SMB workers across multiple industries has revealed that almost three quarters of employees (88%) in the present job market want to rethink pre-COVID-19 ways of working. Instead of returning to business as usual, workers worldwide are now shaping a future of business on their terms, whether that's spending more time with loved ones (47%), saving money (41%), or working remotely (41%).



Suddenly faced with an overwhelmingly remote workforce, business leaders now need to adapt fast to remain secure and resilient, whilst employees are using this moment of change as an opportunity to reassess yesterday's priorities, and plan a future around what really matters to them. And as work and home lives are transformed, it's employees who now see themselves in the driving seat.

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