Work Patterns Will Face Long-Term Changes

The workplace and work patterns will see long-term changes over the next three-to-five years as a result of the pandemic. A new study from Urban Land Institute conducted its first study of workplace patterns in its Future of Work 2020: A global real estate players’ point of view report, which surveyed 555 real estate professionals across the globe to look at the longer term implications of workplace changes as a result of the pandemic.

The survey found that most companies and workers expect that remote work will become a permanent fixture of the workplace model. 96% of respondents to the survey said that employees would continue to work from home, 72% responded that there would be remote work away from the home and 67% of respondents expect increased use of satellite offices. Overall, the majority of respondents believe that 60% of employees will spend at least 40% of their time working remotely. By comparison, before the pandemic, only 20% of office workers spent 20% of their time working remotely.