“Hybrid work is the sweet spot for productivity according to workers as in-office and at-home environments offer them certain benefits,” according to the report.
This is a sentiment echoed by Dr Shuana Nasir (pictured right) from the Australian Institute of Business, who also spoke to HRD about why flexible work models are now a mainstay in most professional environments.
“From an educational perspective, it gives students the opportunity to choose – which is very important, especially with changing perceptions and priorities of what they want at work,” Dr Nasir noted. “Enforcing a system that they don’t want to follow isn’t helpful and is counterproductive.”
Working from home still has some improvements to make
Whilst working remotely has become an industry-standard practice, it is still far from perfect, according to both Guilfoyle and Nasir – stating an unnatural dependence on technology.
“If something goes wrong – your internet, you lose your laptop charger – it can put you at a total disadvantage to other peers. When you’re away from the office, all your trust is put into machinery which, I think, is misplaced. You’ve also got issues of procrastination to deal with.” Nasir noted.