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The nine-to-five working model was hit by the global epidemic, and people were forced to work from home. According to a 2021 survey from pwc, 71% of US employees believe that remote work brought them a good experience. This flexible work model provides them with a better work-life balance. However, 6% of employees are still at a loss. Moreover, few executives think company culture survive a purely remote working set up.

Epidemic has brought people new thinking about the working environment. Due to the inevitable shortcomings of pure remote work, hybrid work mode will become the substitute in the post-epidemic era.

What is hybrid work model?

In general, hybrid work model is that the organizations and the individual reach a certain agreement, giving employees the greatest freedom on the basis of ensuring work efficiency and not damaging corporate culture.

Hybrid work has many choices. For example, companies might allow the individual the flexibility to work on-site for three days per week and remotely work for the remaining two days. The choice depends on many factors such as job nature and job confidentiality.

What is benefits of hybrid work?

For employees, hybrid work gives them more freedom and flexibility to manage time and balance work-life. For instance, they could choose to get work done in the most productive time in the day. In addition, it can reduce their exposure to illness in areas where the epidemic is still ongoing.

For employers, hybrid work help cut costs, especially office space expenses. It also gives companies more opportunity to hire talents across the globe. In the way they can increase employee satisfaction and productivity as well.

How to switch to hybrid work model 

A successful hybrid work model requires the right people, effective communication and strong technical support. What does the company need to do before changing the model?

Find out what your employees need

The needs of employees are the first consideration in building the model. The human resources department shall conduct in-depth communication with employees or send out a survey to obtain their needs.

Redeploy a flexible office environment

On-site office environments is also important in the hybrid model. The office furniture should encourage cooperation and be flexible. Communication tools and on-site video conferencing equipment are also needed for remote communication.

Invest in company culture

Strengthening the company’s culture is particularly important in the hybrid model. Because the freedom of work weakens the influence of corporate culture on employees to a certain extent. The organization need to consider how they can root corporate values in the work model. Some companies may arrange virtual team-building activities.

The hybrid model is likely to become a substitute for work from home and office work to increase employee satisfaction, but it may not suitable for every industries. It is the result of multi-factor consideration.