Where do employers and workforces fit in a shifting workplace?

Where do employers and workforces fit in a shifting workplace?

It’s always been said that a company’s best asset is its people. And when COVID-19 shone a spotlight on well-being, more employees began prioritising a better work-and-home balance. Now, with the reality of hybrid work, companies need to do the same if they want to retain talent. This is particularly critical in the UAE, where stress in the workforce ranks among the highest. A Poly survey found that 67.6 per cent of employees in the UAE believe they are more productive working from home, with 78 per cent believing that the traditional 9-to-5 is outdated. This is not surprising given that employees are able to better balance time for their family and health around their work commitments. But there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for making this happen as a business. Here’s how different employer types can ensure well-being remains a priority while successfully adapting to the new hybrid way of working. In the journey to a hybrid workplace, there are two major types of employers we identified in the 12 Considerations report: Returners and Choice-givers. Not all industries can fully adopt a hybrid workplace. For example, healthcare, retail, and other front-line service-oriented industries are considered ‘hardly hybrid’ due to the