Africa is poised to develop new working patterns.
Businesses are looking more and more to design workspaces that encourage flexibility and enhance employee wellness, as hybrid working quickly becomes the new standard.
Hybrid working has become a desired working approach for employers and their staff, rather than only a temporary solution to the pandemic not just in South Africa, but around the world
A better work-life balance is one of the biggest advantages of hybrid working. Hybrid workers can spend more time with their families, engaging in hobbies, or just unwinding because they can work from home with reduced commute times.
Adopting the hybrid work model is proving to ease employee and businesses financial stress, whilst boosting productivity, and even cut company overheads.
“That issue is a critical problem that we do experience. When someone has completed a learnership we expect that they are ready to be permanently employed, however, they still remain unemployed,” Ndhlovu said.
New research by International Workplace Group - Regus’ parent company - reveals that 74% of parents would look for a new job if a long daily commute was required
As CEO of IWG plc, the global leader in delivering hybrid work solutions to many of the world's largest (and smallest) businesses, I've had the opportunity to see first-hand the transformative effects of the hybrid revolution.
New research has revealed that nine in 10 CEOs have adopted hybrid working (91%), with three quarters saying this has led to an improvement in productivity (75%) and staff retention (76%)